Foreign Correspondent - Kathryn Diss - ABC Europe
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Foreign Correspondent - Kathryn Diss - ABC Europe

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 22, 202614 min
  • Politics

Philip Clark with all the latest on the situation in France and other key developments across the region, joined by the ABC's Europe Correspondent, Kathryn Diss.

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ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music and more. Let's talk foreign affairs. France is facing, of course, another tense few days. Troops being deployed and curfews imposed

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after some series of riots over the weekend. Donald Trump texted a few days ago. France is burning, he says, urging them to clamp down on immigration.

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Cars have been settled out, public buildings have been stormed, thousands of people arrested. But beyond the immediate focus on restoring order, there's a bigger story here that involves growing anger over the cost of living, rising fuel prices, frustrations with public services, including

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