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French visit by Britain's King Charles postponed due to pension protests

A visit to France by King Charles III, due to start on Sunday, has been postponed at the request of President Emmanuel Macron because of ongoing protests over pension reform. There has been widespread violence and unions have called a national day of protest on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

King Charles's visit to France postponed due to protests

KING Charles’s visit to France has been called off due to mass strikes and protests against the French government.

The National (Scotland)

King Charles III's triumphal state visit hits French hurdle

King Charles III’s first state visit as monarch has been scaled back, dashing hopes for a triumphal tour to win hearts and minds abroad just as his mother did so successfully during her 70 years on the throne

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King Charles's state visit to France postponed amid protests

The trip, which was to begin on Sunday and be followed by a state visit to Germany, had been in the planning by the UK and host nations for months,

Wales Online

King Charles news – live: Monarch postpones Paris visit as French protests rage

Emmanuel Macron asked King to stay away as pension riots take over streets in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon

The Independent UK

Calls for more pension protests as hundreds arrested in France

Interior minister says hundreds of police injured in the most violent day of protests since they began in January.

Al Jazeera

King Charles’ state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests

King’s first overseas visit as monarch postponed amid French disorder

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Escalating pension protests turn French cities into battlegrounds

France is seeing the worst street violence in years, all driven by a pension bill that Macron pushed through parliament without a vote.

The New Daily

King Charles’ visit to France postponed as protests continue over Macron pension reforms

French feared King’s security could not be guaranteed ‘because of his interest in mingling with crowds’

The Independent UK

Bordeaux town hall seen ENGULFED in flames as protests turn streets into carnage

Videos shared on social media showed flames engulfing Bordeaux's historic Hotel de Ville front doors, as cheers can be heard from a crowd of people gathered in the town square in France

Daily Mirror

Violent protests in France force postponement of King Charles' visit

Britain's King Charles on Friday cancelled a state visit to France next week after social unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's new pension law erupted into some of the worst street violence seen in years across the country.

Reuters

France-Germany row overshadows EU leaders summit

Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Why Macron’s pension plans have stoked so much anger in France

Protests against raising of retirement age reached most intense level yet on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

France's Macron says will not yield to pension protests

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he would press ahead with reforms, dodging a union leader's call to suspend a new pension law amid some of France's worst street violence in years.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Scattered Protests Continue as Paris Reels From Violence

Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms continued with scattered actions on Friday amid slowed train traffic, rows of trucks blocking access to Marseille's commercial port and debris still littering the Paris streets following the previous day's mass demonstrations. Over 450 protesters were arrested in Paris and beyond…

The Independent UK

Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence

Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron are continuing scattered actions on Friday following mass demonstrations the previous day

Evening Standard

France ready to welcome King Charles despite violent pension protests, says minister

France is ready to welcome Britain's King Charles during his State Visit despite violent protests against pension reforms, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Protesters arrested, police injured as French pension rallies turn violent

A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced Friday.

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457 arrested, 441 security forces injured in France unrest

A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces were injured on Thursday during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

Radio France Internationale

President Macron meets Italy's Meloni to talk about migration

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on Thursday to discuss "opportunities for cooperation" in migration, industry and space, according to a statement from the French presidency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

British King's Visit to France Canceled amid Mass Protests

The Independent UK

Bordeaux city hall set on fire as one million join anti-Macron protests across France

Protesters cheer as a part of the historic building goes up in flames

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How French pensions protests reached new heights last night

In today’s newsletter: Demonstrations over Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the French pensions system intensified last night, with Bordeaux city hall set on fire. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - UK

Behind the smile, smart suits and ‘reasonable’ solutions lies Rishi Sunak the authoritarian

‘Technocrat’ is too benign a label for the PM: his administration is proving just as extreme as those of Truss and Johnson, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

WEKU

More than 1 million demonstrate across France against pension reforms

Building on Thursday's strong turnout, unions swiftly called for new protests and strikes next week when the British king is scheduled to visit Bordeaux on the second day of his trip to France.

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