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Biden to unveil UK-Australia submarine deal Monday in San Diego

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to announce the details of a nuclear submarine deal with the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom in California on Monday, people familiar with the matter said.

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‘We can defeat Macron’: Why women’s anger is fuelling French pension protests

Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday in a sixth round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age, signalling continued opposition to a controversial reform that polls say up two three-quarters of French women reject.

France 24

What does the UK’s small boats plan mean for relations with France?

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak meet on Friday with the UK’s new bill high on the agenda

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More than 1.2 million march in France over plan to raise pension age to 64

Protesters aim to ‘bring France to standstill’ as President Macron struggles to delay retirements by 2 years

The Guardian - UK

Violence erupts in Paris as thousands take to streets to protest pension reforms

Riot police fight running battles with demonstrators on a so-called Black Tuesday of industrial action across France

Evening Standard

Tens of thousands join strikes across France over Macron’s plan to raise pension age

More than 250 protests are also expected around the country – with some unions calling for rolling action

The Independent UK

Paris's fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral to reopen at the end of 2024

Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris, severely damaged in a fire in 2019, will reopen to worshippers and visitors at the end of next year.

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International McDonald’s fans are loving the chain’s new reusable containers

One American diner said there were reusable containers available at their local McDonald's for dine-in meals only, in a viral post.

The New Daily

French pension reform strikes again halt trains, shut schools

Most trains have come to a halt and power production reduced in France as unions organise a sixth day of nationwide strikes.

The New Daily

The economic impact of France's pension reform strikes

French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the legal retirement age has united all of the country's major trade unions against it. This Tuesday marks the sixth day of nationwide mobilisation since January, with the stated aim of "bringing France to a standstill". In today's show, we take a look…

France 24

Massive protests against government pension reform plans paralyse France

Hundreds of thousands of people marched as strikes disrupted transport and schools in France on Tuesday during protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to push back the retirement age to 64.

Radio France Internationale

Demonstrators set to paralyse France in massive pension reform protests

France’s trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.

France 24

Protests and disruption in France as transport workers start strikes

Road, rail and air services affected in protest over plans to raise pension age from 62 to 64

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak resorts to Channel 'gimmick' as he fails to get France to take back arrivals

The Prime Minister will travel to Paris on Friday, but has failed to persuade French President Emmanuel Macron to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel

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The Independent UK

Unions vow to shut France's economy down amid pension battle

Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age

Radio France Internationale

France braces for massive strike in pension reform showdown

French trade unions are preparing for another clash with President Emmanuel Macron over his controversial pension reform, with widespread strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".

France 24

France braces for strikes that could bring the country ‘to a standstill’ for days on end

Strikes against bitterly contested plans to reform pensions in France continue on Tuesday, and this time unions have upped the ante. Unlike previous walkouts, this week’s industrial action has no pre-arranged end date. With workers across multiple sectors expected to strike, life in France could grind to a halt for…

Radio France Internationale

French education board hopes to make national civic service compulsory

The national civic service – a programme that replaced France's military service – could gradually become compulsory from September 2024, according to a document from the French Education Ministry.

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Congo leader Felix Tshisekedi urges France's Emmanuel Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi urges visiting French President Emmanuel Macron to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged military support to M23 rebels.

The Independent UK

Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

Congo's leader is urging French President Emmanuel Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns of sanctions if east Congo peace process is derailed

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged 34 million euros of aid to Congo's conflict-hit east on Saturday and said any party seeking to derail peace efforts there should face sanctions.

France 24

In DR Congo, Macron pledges aid, warns of sanctions if peace efforts are derailed

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday pledged 34 million euros ($36 million) as part of an EU aid package to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On the final stop in Kinshasa of his four-nation African tour, Macron said any party seeking to derail peace efforts should face sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria Stops Immigration Cooperation with France over Bouraoui Case

The Algerian government did not react to complaints in France regarding a decision to stop the issuance of consular permits, which allow the deportation of irregular immigrants. Observers noted that the visa crisis between the two countries would resurface, after a few weeks of a brief breakthrough that followed President…

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron hails renewed economic ties with Angola

French President Emmanuel Macron has inked an economic deal with Angola, the second country on his four-nation tour of central Africa aimed at renewing frayed ties with the continent and developing different kinds of partnerships.

Radio France Internationale

France, NGOs pledge €100m to protect world's tropical forests

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and two non-profits would contribute 100 million euros to an "action plan" for preserving the world's tropical forests.

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