France pension protests

On Thursday, Bordeaux's town hall was set ablaze as protests continue across France over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms. More than one million people have demonstrated across the country against the government's pension reforms, which would see the retirement age...

On Monday, the French government survived two votes of no-confidence triggered by President Emmanuel Macron's decision to use special constitutional powers to force through a controversial pensions reform bill last week. The first vote, which was brought about by centrist...