<span style="color: #222222;">In France, a huge clean-up operation was underway in Paris after French "yellow vest" demonstrators clashed with riot police in the latest round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A heavy security deployment, however, averted a repeat of last week's destruction. Protesters nonetheless set fire to cars, burned barricades and smashed windows in pockets of violence across the city centre, as armoured vehicles rolled through the streets.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has called for fresh dialogue with representatives of the "yellow vest" movement staging protests across France. He promised the protesters that the government will address concerns over rising living costs. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to BBC, 125,000 demonstrators gathered across the country during the day, with 10,000 of them in the capital, Paris. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The yellow vest movement opposed fuel tax rises but Government sources say it has been hijacked by ultra-violent protesters.</span><br />''