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‘No risk’ for King Charles despite France retirement protests, Bordeaux mayor says

Town hall’s historic entrance was set alight on Thursday evening as French protests over retirement age continue

The Independent UK

Protests made King’s state visit to France impossible, says ex-Paris diplomat

Sylvie Bermann said plans for a banquet at the Palace of Versailles for Charles and Camilla would ‘not have given a good image’.

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron awkwardly slips off expensive watch in middle of interview about pensions

The clip of French President Emmanuel Macron broadcast on French news channels has since gone viral with political opponents suggesting it shows he is out of touch amid mass uprisings in the country

Daily Mirror

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Why are there protests in France?

Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise retirement age without vote in National Assembly sparks nationwide outrage

The Independent UK

‘Democracy is broken’: French public divided on pensions and protests

Seven people share their opinions of Emmanuel Macron’s plan to shake up the country’s retirement system

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron removes luxury watch during television interview about raising pension age in France

Viral clip sparks further ‘president of the rich’ claims, as palace insists timepiece had been ‘clinking on the table’

The Independent UK

Use of force signals ‘crisis of authority’ as France’s pension battle turns to unrest

Fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament on pension reform has sparked days of unrest across the country, reviving scrutiny of police’s heavy-handed tactics and leaving French cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke – with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter standoff.

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King Charles’s visit to France postponed as anti-Macron rioters scrawl ‘Death to the King’

‘Charles III do you know the guillotine’ daubed by Paris protesters

The Independent UK

Protesters’ threats toward King ‘convinced Macron to halt royal visit’

Macabre messages scrawled by rioters part of decision by Emmanuel Macron to postpone visit

Evening Standard

Scrapping King Charles' trip 'is embarrassment to France', ex royal security chief says

Charles and Camilla had been due in Paris from Sunday but chaotic scenes across the country have prompted a climbdown by President Emmanuel Macron

Daily Mirror

Algerian ambassador to return to France in coming days -Elysee

Algeria's ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signalling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat.

Reuters

Algerian Ambassador to Return to France in Coming Days, Says Elysee

Algeria's ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signaling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat. The Elysee palace said that during a telephone conversation, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had told…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles' axed France visit is 'fresh blow after Harry attacks and egg throwers'

It was confirmed today that King Charles' trip to France, his first state visit as monarch, has been cancelled and rearranged after widespread riots in the country - and a royal expert believes it adds to a "turbulent first few months" for the new monarch

Daily Mirror

Macron v the masses — will the president survive as Paris burns?

Just how long can Emmanuel Macron ignore the fury over his pension changes? Agnès Poirier reports

Evening Standard

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Emmanuel Macron 'feared a Marie Antoinette moment' over visit of King Charles

King Charles was due to arrive in Paris on Sunday for a four-day trip, including a state banquet at Versailles Palace on Monday night but it has now been called off

The Independent UK

Macron suggests anti-pension reform protests forced him to cancel King’s visit

The French leader said Charles and Camilla’s four-day state visit was likely to be rescheduled for the beginning of summer.

Daily Mirror

King Charles waxwork unveiled in French museum - and no wonder he's not going to France

The statue of King Charles sees him wearing a Hunting Stewart kilt, an Argyll jacket, a sporran, the kiltpin and the Sgian Dubh made by the Maison du Kilt - but any resemblance to the monarch leaves a lot to be desired

The Independent UK

‘Disappointment’ that King’s visit to France had to be postponed, experts say

It is believed the German part of Charles’s trip is still going ahead.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - King Charles’ state visit to France cancelled amid violent protests

A million people on the streets, windows smashed and Bordeaux town hall set ablaze. At first glance, this is a stunning overreaction to Kylian Mbappé being named France captain ahead of Antoine Griezmann. But on closer inspection, it appears this relates to President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the retirement…

Reuters

Disappointment for King Charles as first overseas visit as monarch is postponed

King Charles' first state visit to France as British monarch, postponed on Friday because of widespread social unrest, was supposed to be an occasion celebrating a new chapter of harmony in relations between London and Paris.

The Week

King Charles’s France visit postponed after pensions protests

King Charles has been forced to postpone a state visit to France due to ongoing protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms.

AFP

EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector stable

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank scrambled on Friday to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged.

France 24

Pension reform: French government will not 'yield to violence', says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron strongly condemned violence that erupted in Thursday's demonstrations against raising the French retirement age and said he would not give in to it.

WEKU

King Charles III postpones a trip to France as strikes and protest hobble the country

Workers already refused to roll out the red carpet for the British monarch's arrival, originally scheduled for Sunday. The French are protesting a decision to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.

The Independent UK

King Charles’s safety ‘couldn’t be guaranteed’ amid France pension protests – latest news

Security services feared King would want to walk streets as pension riots rock Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon

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