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The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

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.

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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

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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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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Radio France Internationale

British King's Visit to France Canceled amid Mass Protests

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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

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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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King Charles urged to cancel France visit as retirement age protests turn violent

Charles and the Queen Consort are due to travel to Paris on Sunday on his first state visit as King

Tribune News Service

Macron challenged by new strikes as he digs in on pensions

PARIS — French unions held more strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s reform of the country’s pension system on Thursday, a day after he went on television to insist he won’t back down and likened protesters to the rebels who stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Evening Standard

Bordeaux town hall set on fire as pension reform protests continue in France

More than one million people are protesting the government’s plan to raise the pension age by two years

France 24

‘Democracy at stake’: French protesters vent fury at Macron over pension push

French protesters downed their tools and marched once again in Paris and other cities on Thursday, galvanised by President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to ram his deeply unpopular pension reform through parliament without a vote, in what critics have branded a “denial of democracy”.

Daily Mirror

King Charles 'should cancel' France visit as workers will refuse to welcome him

King Charles and the Queen Consort are due to visit France this weekend as part of their first state visit since the Queen's death, amid fears protests could cause disruption

ABC News

Attorney-general responds to Lidia Thorpe incident, school shooter's parents may face trial, and TikTok CEO grilled — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

Reuters

Moderate French union chief points to possible exit from pension crisis

To have a chance of cooling a red-hot dispute over plans to raise the retirement age, French President Emmanuel Macron can ill afford to ignore Laurent Berger, head of the moderate CFDT union.

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