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Rubbish piles up in streets of Paris as France’s pension battle enters final stretch

A protracted strike by rubbish collectors has added a new twist to France’s festering dispute over pension reform as the battle over President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular reform enters a make-or-break week with tonnes of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.

France 24

Macron faces crucial test amid anger over his pension plan

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a crucial test this week as the battle over his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is set to reach a peak in the streets and at parliament

The Independent UK

Mountains of rubbish in Paris as garbage collectors strike over pension reform

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish have piled up on streets across the French capital after a week of strike action by waste collectors against the government's pension reform – a key plank of President Emmanuel Macron's second term.

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France mulls nuclear revamp as Ukraine war prompts an energy mix rethink

French lawmakers start examining a new bill on Monday aimed at speeding up the construction of new nuclear reactors, which President Emmanuel Macron says are crucial to bolstering France’s energy independence. Critics of the bill, however, say it ignores pressing concerns over the safety of the country’s ageing reactors as…

France 24

Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order

‘Tell me, how does this end?’ asked US general David Petraeus during first push to Baghdad in 2003

The Guardian - UK

French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests

A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day

The Independent UK

French Senate approves Macron's pension reform as strikes continue

France's Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country's pension system, hours after demonstrators took to the streets to oppose the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron's second term in office.

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French Senate approves Macron’s pension plan amid new protests

Unions call for an additional day of strikes and protests as Senate vote brings pension plan closer to becoming law.

Al Jazeera

French pension reform protests flare up again

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 have staged more protests.

The New Daily

'Endgame' for French protesters hoping to sink Macron's pension plan

Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, with police expecting up to a million people at rallies nationwide.

Radio France Internationale

French citizens protest anew against Macron's pension plan

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 are holding more protests

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron gifted bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky at Franco-British Summit

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has been gifted a bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky - a gesture highlighting the "long friendship"…

The National (Scotland)

French protesters back on streets over pensions

PARIS: Demonstrators in France took to the streets Saturday for a seventh day of protest against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans, with police expecting up to a million people at rallies nationwide.

Bangkok Post

Watch as Emmanuel Macron leads tribute to victims of militant attacks

Watch as Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to those who have lost their lives due to militant attacks on French soil.

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Rishi Sunak’s ‘show, don’t tell’ approach brings hope back to Tories

Some of party’s MPs even believe they could narrowly win next election – but the odds remain stacked against them

Radio France Internationale

Seventh day of protests over French pension reform as Senate vote looms

France is braced for another round of mass strikes and protests this weekend, the second in a week and the seventh since January, as lawmakers continue to debate plans to overhaul the country's pensions system. The upper house of parliament has until Sunday night to finish debating the contested legislation.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 381

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 381st day, we take a look at the main developments.

The National (Scotland)

UK to pay France £500m to prevent small boat Channel crossings

BRITAIN will pay France nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to step up efforts to prevent small boats from crossing the Channel,…

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Macron, Sunak agree deal to stop illegal cross-Channel migration

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million euros to stop illegal cross-Channel migration, at a summit in Paris aimed at forging a new start after years of Brexit tensions.

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Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron to ramp up border security in multi-million-pound deal

Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron celebrate a "new chapter" in UK-France relations as they sign an agreement that will see French border security heightened to prevent asylum seekers crossing the English Channel

France 24

The challenge of enshrining abortion rights in the French constitution

During a speech given on International Woman’s Day, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision to put forward a bill enshrining abortion rights in the country's constitution. Despite being lauded by women’s rights groups, changing the constitution may be more difficult than it appears.

The Guardian - UK

War will end at negotiating table with Ukraine in ‘best place’, Sunak says

British PM arrives in Paris for summit with Macron and marks clear departure from Boris Johnson’s stance

The Independent UK

Support will put Ukraine in ‘strongest position’ to negotiate ceasefire – Sunak

The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron used the UK-France summit to sign off on jointly training Ukrainian marines.

Al Jazeera

UK to fund France detention site as leaders agree migration deal

The UK will help fund a detention centre in France as part of a financial package to tackle irregular migration.

Radio France Internationale

French architect and May '68 activist Roland Castro dies aged 82

The utopian architect and activist Roland Castro, who fought what he called "urban apartheid" in France's working-class suburbs (banlieues), has died in Paris aged 82. A Maoist during the May 1968 protests, he later swung behind centrist Emmanuel Macron.

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