France braces for new protests after pensions deadlock
France is bracing for another day of protests and strikes on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform after talks between the government and unions ended in deadlock.
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Young refugees take over Paris building in protest at treatment
Young people had been sleeping rough across city after being rejected as minors by French authoritiesMore than 180 homeless young refugees have taken over a disused nursery school building in the west of Paris to protest against the inhuman treatment o…
Paris prosecutors open criminal inquiry into air quality on Métro
Operator investigated for possible trickery and causing involuntary injuries over pollution levels within networkProsecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital’s Métro system is putting travelle…
President Macron says China has ‘major role’ to play in Ukraine conflict
President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that China had a “major role” to play in finding a path to peace in Ukraine, as the French leader embarked on a three-day visit to Beijing.
Trial of alleged PKK figures accused of financing terrorism gets underway in France
The trial of 11 alleged senior members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda for the organisation has begun in a Paris court.
French unions rally protesters after pension reform talks end in failure
Crunch talks between trade unions and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on France’s pensions crisis ended in failure after less than an hour on Wednesday morning – with union bosses vowing to press ahead with strikes and protests against government plans…
Can China Make Peace in Ukraine? Macron Isn’t Saying No.
The French president hopes Beijing can be useful in pressing Russia to end the war in Ukraine. How exactly is not clear.
Macron arrives in China hoping to talk Xi into changing stance on Ukraine
French leader sees Beijing as possible ‘gamechanger’ and will also discuss European trade on three-day visitEmmanuel Macron has arrived in China for a three-day state visit during which he hopes to dissuade Xi Jinping from supporting Russia’s invasion …
French priest gets death threats after ‘sexy’ pole dance show held in his church
Baroque music and performing arts group performed Pergolesi’s lyrical sequence Stabat Mater combined with pole and dance actsA French priest has received death threats after a sold-out pole dance performance that the local paper called “sexy” was held …
France to boost military budget to €413 billion over next seven years
Proposed spending for the French military for the next seven years is projected to hit a record high of €413 billion. The Minister of Defence and the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, says the increase is necessary due to a deterioration in the geopoli…