{"id":390435,"date":"2026-10-22T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-in-recent-days-have-turned-violent-is-europe-in-crisis-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:24","slug":"protests-in-recent-days-have-turned-violent-is-europe-in-crisis-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-in-recent-days-have-turned-violent-is-europe-in-crisis-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests in recent days have turned violent &#8211; is Europe in crisis? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WCMvPJWm7QY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Protests in recent days have turned violent - is Europe in crisis? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WCMvPJWm7QY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;ve surrendered their country to vandals,\u201d claimed Donald Trump this week, as videos of protests and looting across France spread across social media and TV news bulletins.  <\/p>\n<p>The US president has framed the unrest in France \u2013 and similar protests across Europe \u2013 as a migration problem. But what\u2019s actually getting people out on to the streets in their thousands? <\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Europe editor, Katya Adler, joins us to explain how years of discontent and disenfranchisement among young people have coalesced in this period of fiery protest. <\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #France #protest #europe <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Riots have taken place in France and across Europe<br \/>\n01:45 How did street protests become violent?<br \/>\n04: 27 What\u2019s been President Macron\u2019s response?<br \/>\n07:23 President Trump is blaming immigration<br \/>\n10:30 It\u2019s not just happening in France<br \/>\n16:35 How much is the economy to blame?<br \/>\n18:45 Is Europe is in decline?<br \/>\n21:35 Why are so many people angry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThey&#8217;ve surrendered their country to vandals,\u201d claimed Donald Trump this week, as videos of protests and looting across France spread across social media and TV news bulletins. 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