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The Latest Breaking News on Macron's opponents snub cross-party talks on tackling political deadlock

King’s state visit to France postponed amid widespread retirement age protests

The French Presidency confirmed the postponement on Friday morning.

The Independent UK

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

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.

Reuters

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…

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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

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.

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British King's Visit to France Canceled amid Mass Protests

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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 Independent 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

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.

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”.

AFP

Violence flares as French protesters vent fury at Macron reform

Paris (AFP) - Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serious violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform.

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'He doesn't listen': Macron's method spurs on French protesters

PARIS - As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.

AFP

'He doesn't listen': Macron's method spurs on French protesters

Paris (AFP) - As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.

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.

Radio France Internationale

French protests turn violent as pensions fury rages

Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating.

AFP

French protests turn violent as pensions fury rages

Paris (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows no sign of abating.

The Independent UK

Violent protests and strikes across France amid anger over Macron pension reforms

Burning piles of rubbish threaten to overshadow King’s first official royal visit

The Independent UK

King’s visit to France could be disrupted by protests over retirement age raise

Charles is to be hosted by President Macron in his first state visit since succeeding his mother as monarch.

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