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The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

‘It’s a con’: Labour amendment to put Sunak’s migrant bill under fresh scrutiny

Prime minister told to expect ‘biggest rebellion of this parliament’ as migration bill returns to Commons

The Guardian - UK

French leaders live to fight another week as pension storm deepens

The past week has been a difficult one for French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. The government survived two no-confidence votes in the wake of its decision to impose pensions reform, but public opposition to the move is showing no sign of abating.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hails courage of elite French gendarme killed in Guiana

An elite French gendarme was shot dead in France's overseas territory of French Guiana in South America while taking part in an operation against illegal gold mining, the French presidency said Saturday.

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The Observer view on the protests in France against Macron’s pension plans

The anger on the streets sparked by raising the retirement age to 64 is the latest manifestation of dissatisfaction with the presidency

The Guardian - UK

David Pratt: Emmanuel Macron now faces a pivotal moment amid civil unrest

WE have, of course, been here before. Anger among the French people with the policies of President Emmanuel Macron has almost become a raison…

The National (Scotland)

France’s Macron loses voters to Le Pen’s far right in Ifop Poll

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party has been the biggest beneficiary of French discontent over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the minimum retirement age, according to a survey of voting intentions by pollster Ifop for Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper.

Tribune News Service

We French were born to confront authority. Can Macron withstand the onslaught?

Strikes over pension reform are not the problem. The president is up against the spirit of a nation

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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

The Independent UK

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’

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The Independent UK

‘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’.

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Why are there protests in France?

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

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The Guardian - 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 Times of India

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 Independent 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’

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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