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France pension protests: Critics hit out at Macron over taking off ‘luxury’ watch during TV interview

French president Emmanuel Macron has sparked social media criticism after removing a “luxury” watch during an interview over his controversial pension changes.

Evening Standard

'Some officers think everything is allowed': Sociologist deplores French police brutality

Tensions are rising in France after President Emmanuel Macron in a televised interview Wednesday refused to compromise on the government’s controversial pension reform bill. As peaceful demonstrations turn to social unrest, police forces are picking up their batons and using them on protesters.

France 24

Police vehicles set on fire as French riots continue after King’s visit cancelled

Thousands of protesters demonstrate against the construction of reservoirs in the south of France

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Violent clashes erupt in western France over agro-industry water project

Dozens of people were injured on Saturday as French security forces clashed with environmental campaigners in Sainte-Soline in western France. The activists were protesting against the construction of water reservoirs for the agricultural industry.

Radio France Internationale

King Charles France visit could have had echoes of 1789, says ex-ambassador

Grandeur of royal couple’s visit amid protests would have been ‘bad idea’, says Lord Ricketts

The Guardian - UK

Macron protests: King Charles visit ‘would have echoed French revolution’

Violent unrest over Emmanuel Macron’s retirement age plans put halt to King and Queen Consort’s first state visit

The Independent UK

Protests made King Charles’ 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’

Evening Standard

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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

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’s pension gambit sparks revolt, pushing France to the brink

PARIS: It’s the stuff of nightmares for those who promote the new, dynamic France: Giant mounds of stinking garbage bags overflow from bins near the Notre-Dame cathedral in the heart of Paris, violent demonstrators in Bordeaux set fire to the majestic doors of City Hall and teargas-laced battles break out…

The Times of India

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’

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France 24

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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

Daily Mirror

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

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Daily Mirror

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

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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

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