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French government in crisis mode after a weekend of riots

Oct 19, 2026 · 12:38

France is reeling after "unprecedented" violent riots, America’s debt-laden $10tn AI infrastructure boom is a reckoning for the data centre build-out underpinning the US economy, and Albertans gear up to vote today on whether to leave Canada.Mentioned in this podcast:France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violent riotsMacron faces political firestorm after riots‘The Switzerland of North Amer…