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Former senior diplomats urge west to ‘go all in’ on military support for Ukraine

Group also made up of former high-level military advisers say ‘actions still fail to match the rhetoric’

The Guardian - UK

President Macron to address the nation in search of social, political calm

On Monday evening, President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation for the first time since signing his controversial pension reform into law. The French leader has been warned by political and trade union opponents that the crisis sparked by the changes is far from over.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine war: condemnation grows of Kara-Murza’s prison sentence as wife ‘baffled’ by UK’s ‘weak’ response – as it happened

Number of countries condemn 25-year prison sentence for Vladimir Kara-Murza for criticising the war in Ukraine as his wife criticises UK response

The Guardian - AU

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 418

As the conflict enters its 418th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

China tensions high on agenda as G-7 diplomats meet in Japan

Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.

Tribune News Service

Macron vows govt action plan in next 100 days to appease anger over pension reform

The French government will work out a coherent plan to get France back on its feet in the next 100 days and heal the country after weeks of protests against an unpopular pension reform bill, President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised speech on Monday.

France 24

The Guardian view on Macron’s pension reform: legal but harmful

Editorial: France’s constitutional court has approved the president’s plans to raise the retirement age. That will not stop the protests

The Guardian - UK

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv’s forces in ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles in Bakhmut – as it happened

Intense fighting in middle of eastern city as Russia claims advances; Sloviansk death toll rises to 11 while Russian shelling also kills two in Kherson

The Guardian - AU

France seeks to reassure Taiwan over Macron’s controversial remarks

The French parliament is set to send two delegations to visit Taiwan this month after President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on China and Taiwan sparked criticism at home and abroad after his trip to State Visit to Beijing.

France 24

EU leaders beat a path to Xi's door seeking China's help

Leaders and diplomats from Europe have worn a path to Beijing since Chinese leader Xi Jinping was anointed president for a third time

The Independent UK

China Relationship Will Be Determined by Beijing’s Behavior, EU Policy Chief Says

The relationship between China and Europe will be determined by Beijing's behavior, including what happens with Taiwan, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday. The comments from EU High Representative Josep Borrell, in a remote address at the start of the meeting of the Group of Seven (G7)…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China drills, war in Ukraine high on agenda of G7 foreign ministers' meeting

G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Japan for talks set to be dominated by China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

China relationship will be determined by Beijing's behaviour, EU policy chief says

The relationship between China and Europe will be determined by Beijing's behaviour, including what happens with Taiwan, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.

Reuters

When Macron met Xi: welcome to the new world disorder

China’s leader is gathering autocratic regimes to his banner, Europe and the US are divided over how to respond, and the French president just lobbed a grenade onto the field of international diplomacy

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 417 of the invasion

Death toll from Russian attack on Sloviansk apartment block rises to 11; Moscow claims Wagner forces have captured two more areas of Bakhmut

Tribune News Service

Macron enacts pension law after clearing constitutional test

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron enacted his controversial pension reform on Saturday after clearing a constitutional hurdle, allowing the French president to try to move past the episode that’s sparked months of protests and dented his popularity.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: new Russian law shows Moscow expects lengthy conflict, warns UK — as it happened

UK Ministry of Defence says Kremlin has made it harder for civilians to avoid being drafted into the army

The Independent UK

French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 has been enacted into law

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French union leaders outraged as Macron signs pension reform into law

French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law in the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting angry reactions from union leaders and opposition MPs. They are calling for a 'tidal wave' of protests and strikes on 1 May.

The New Daily

Protests intensify as French President Macron chalks up pension-age victory

Emmanuel Macron has succeeded in raising the retirement age, but that victory has further inflamed the fury of protesters across the country.

Reuters

France's Macron signs contested pension law as unions plan more protests

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday signed into law a deeply unpopular bill to raise the state pension age, infuriating unions that called for months of mass protests to continue.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Behind the scenes as Macron visits China

Between the highly choreographed handshakes and scripted meetings, an Associated Press photojournalist who covered French President Emmanuel's trip to China wanted to capture the moments surrounding the orchestrated diplomacy

WEKU

French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday. The authorized changes will start being implemented in September.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 416 of the invasion

Nine killed and 21 wounded in Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in Sloviansk; Vladimir Putin signs bill sparking fears of new wave of mobilisation

ABC News

Emmanuel Macron receives court all-clear to raise French retirement age, but protesters vow to fight on

Emmanuel Macron's pension reform clears the final hurdle and will become law. While protesters have no further legal avenues to fight the bill, they say that won't stop them.

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