What to know

• The convulsion raised the stakes for President Emmanuel Macron, who is in his final months in power before elections to replace him in six months’ timeS1
• The capital experienced "a level of violence that we have never, I believe, seen before", said Paris deputy mayor Lamia El Aaraje.S2
• France is reeling from widespread damage after violent protests over the cost of living saw 1,800 people arrested and hundreds of businesses looted. : https://punchng.com/france-counts-cost-of-violent-protests-as-1800-arrested/S3
• France was reeling on Sunday from widespread damage caused by violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting.S4