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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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Violent French pension protests erupt as 1 million demonstrate

More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, with violence erupting in some places.

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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

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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.

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Violence flares across France as fury at pension plan grows

Protesters angry with Emmanuel Macron and his plan to raise the pension age clashed with police across France yesterday as demonstrations and strikes threaten to overshadow King Charles’s official visit this weekend.

Irish Independent

‘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”.

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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.

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French unions call new pension protests to coincide with King’s visit

French unions have called for new nationwide pension protests next week, which will coincide with the visit by King Charles.

Irish Independent

'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.

AFP

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

AFP

Protests, strikes, fuel shortages as pensions fury rages in France

Paris (AFP) - French citizens protested and downed tools again on Thursday, with transport and refineries grinding to a halt as anger over a deeply unpopular pensions reform showed no sign of abating.

Irish Independent

Thousands join protests in French cities over Macron pension reform

Protesters have filled the streets of Paris and other French cities, a day after President Emmanuel Macron further angered his critics by standing strong on a Bill raising the retirement age that his government forced through parliament without a vote.

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No red carpet: French unrest impacts King Charles III's trip

Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch

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The Independent UK

Watch: Protesters take to streets of Paris over controversial pension reform

Watch from Paris as protesters take to the streets to demonstrate against the government's controversial pension reform.

Evening Standard

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport blocked amid ‘Black Thursday’ protests

The biggest airport in France was blocked on Thursday as anti-government demonstrators launched a Black Thursday of chaos – while also warning King Charles to cancel a State Visit.

Irish Independent

Rubbish piled in streets and schools closed in France as protests over pension age continue

Train services were disrupted and some schools shut while rubbish piled up on the streets of France as part of a ninth nationwide day of strikes against a deeply unpopular bill to raise the pension age.

France 24

More than 149 police injured, 172 people arrested in French pension protests

Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday rallied in a new show of rage against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a battle that shows no sign of abating. More than 149 police and gendarmes were injured and 172 people…

Irish Independent

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

Labour strikes have upended travel in France as unions hold their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.

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France protests: Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold day of strikes

French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since president Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote

The Independent UK

Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests

French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote

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