
King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests
• By Paul Kirby, Hugh Schofield in Paris & Sean CougKing Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.
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King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says.
France is engulfed in turmoil following President Emmanuel Macron's controversial decision to raise the retirement age. Over a million people participated in nationwide protests on Thursday, transforming urban areas into scenes of chaos. These demons
The "winter of discontent" that has been sweeping across Europe has now escalated into a "spring of discontent," with strikes and protests set to spread from France, Greece, and other surrounding countries to Germany.
A record number of people took to the streets in France on Tuesday, amid a wave of strikes over government plans to raise the retirement age to 64.