France Struggles to Contain Martinique Protests as Price-Cutting Deal Falls Short

"Thousands of residents of the French overseas territory of Martinique in the Caribbean have taken to the streets in the administrative center of Fort-de-France to protest the high cost of living......26 police officers were injured during clashes with protesters. French authorities, for the first time in 65 years, deployed a special unit, the CRS, to suppress the protests on the island." Sputnik