French President Emmanuel Macron continues to see massive resistance toward his pension reforms, which pushed back the age of retirement from 62 to 64, with some 800,000 people gathering to protest in Paris alone, according to local reports Thursday. Demonstrators clashed with
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Paris mansion is to be turned into an attraction and open to the public, it was announced days before King Charles and Queen Camilla are to undertake their first official visit to France since his accession
Garbage. Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being. A strike by Paris garbage collectors, which begins its 16th day on Tuesday, is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics
Buckingham Palace is “monitoring” the explosive political situation in France ahead of King Charles III’s first scheduled state visit to the country later this week. Emmanuel Macron’s Government today narrowly survived no-confidence motion in parliament over an unpopular pension reform that will
Emmanuel Macron is facing another furious backlash in France as riot police clash with protesters furious over his new pension reforms. Footage shared online shows police deploying tear gas and are striking the protesters with batons during demonstrations near Place Vauban in
Paris police have banned gatherings in the city’s spots in areas around important government sites in an effort to end protests against France’s plan to raise the state pension age by two years without a vote. “Due to serious risks of disturbances
Protests have erupted across France after President Emmanuel Macron forced through a controversial new pension reform. Opposition politicians and members of the French public are furious after Mr Macron used article 49.3 of the French constitution to ensure the policy will pass
France’s Senate voted late Saturday to approve a deeply unpopular reform to the country’s pension system. Senators passed the reforms by 195 votes to 112, bringing the package another step closer to becoming law. A committee will now write up a final
The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its reopening to visitors and faithful at the end of 2024, less than six years after a fire ravaged its roof, French officials said Monday. The cathedral’s iconic
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been indicted on rape charges after French officials opened an investigation into the allegation just days earlier, according to multiple reports. The 24-year-old footballer, who also plays for the Moroccan national team, was placed under judicial