Paris protests
'Crisis is settling in': New PM part of Macron move to reboot France
Jean Castex - the sixth French PM in 10 years - has earned the nickname "Monsieur déconfinement" for his work easing the country out of lockdown.
- by Bevan Shields
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Pension
Macron's pension reform survives two confidence votes
As legislators accused Macron of "dictatorial" behaviour in a debate that lasted past midnight, protesters illuminated the Champs-Elysees with red flares.
- by Sylvie Corbet
Analysis
Emmanuel Macron
Macron still standing as protests and strikes wind down in France
President Emmanuel Macron is as determined as ever to push through changes to France's revered pension system.
- by James McAuley
Middle East tensions
Iranians protest for third day over downed airliner, gunfire reported
Videos from Sunday night showed demonstrators fleeing from tear gas and in one case a woman bleeding from the leg.
- by Erin Cunningham
World politics
French President gives up his lifetime pension to halt strikes
With strikes entering their third week, Emmanuel Macron is trying to win over public opinion in face of mounting protests.
- by David Chazan
Emmanuel Macron
French strikes close schools, trains but fail to achieve big surge
All big unions organised marches on the same day for the first time in almost two weeks of nationwide protests, with union chiefs hoping to regain faltering momentum.
- by Richard Lough and Jean-Michel Belot
Europe
Travel chaos across France with more protests imminent
Anger over planned changes to the country's retirement pension system sparked massive protests that brought transport to a standstill.
- by Henry Samuel
Protest
Paris brought to a standstill by large protests over retirement changes
Police fired tear gas during the demonstrations and tourists were left stranded during the demonstrations, some of which became violent.
- by Thomas Adamson and Claire Parker
Protest
'Precariousness kills': Student sets himself on fire to protest over economic uncertainty
Anas K. explicitly attributed his suicide attempt to the financial insecurity he faced as a student, blaming France's leadership of recent years.
- by Mélissa Godin
Paris Agreement
Plane tickets to cost more with Germany's new climate-protection law
Germany's leader, Angela Merkel, who was known as the "climate chancellor", had vowed to prioritise climate-change in her final term in office.
- by Melissa Eddy
France
Paris police fire tear gas, arrest 163 people as trio of protests turns violent
Three major protests converged in the French capital late on Saturday, with black-clad demonstrators smashing shop windows and lighting fires as authorities battled to regain control.
- by Kelly Virella