
French government survives two no-confidence votes over pensions
With the failure of both votes Monday, the pension bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 is considered adopted

With the failure of both votes Monday, the pension bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 is considered adopted

Police banned further gatherings on the Place de la Concorde, where protesters tossed an effigy of Macron into a bonfire as a crowd cheered Friday night

The risky move is expected to trigger a quick no-confidence motion in Macron’s government
Rubbish is mounting up on the streets of the French capital as municipal workers strike against the government’s plan to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030

The 45-year-old pro-business centrist has put his legacy on the line with his pension reform plans

While activists in some places celebrated political and legal advances, observances also pointed to repression in countries such as Afghanistan and Iran

The continuing strikes and protest actions come after more than a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across France on Tuesday

The governing body of European soccer said Tuesday that a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by Liverpool fans

Unions threatened to freeze up the French economy with work stoppages across multiple sectors

The monument’s reconstruction started last year, after more than two years of work to make the cathedral stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it

The player will miss PSG’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will be operated on in the coming days at a hospital in Doha

The reform, which would raise the official pension age from 62 to 64 and require 43 years of work to earn a full pension, is currently under debate in parliament

Organizers promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events through an online system meant to bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26

The prosecutors office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said Paris Saint-Germain defender was questioned on Thursday by investigators

Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, are set to visit the European Union’s two biggest countries March 26-31

French President vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa under a “new security partnership”

The pension changes meant to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64, amid other measures

Best leading performance was awarded to Spanish actor Sofía Ortero, who plays an eight-year-old child searching for identity and acceptance

Liverpool have the chance to avenge the 1-0 loss to Real in the final in Paris last May and go into the first leg in much-improved form

The tech industry is facing criticism from the left for not doing enough to remove harmful content from the internet and from the right for censoring conservative speech

Google and Microsoft’s headlong rush to launch a conversational search engine marks a turning point for high tech

Here is a tour that takes in a Mozart cake in Salzburg, guided visits to coffee plantations in Costa Rica and a cappuccino at the Tommaseo in Trieste

The jihadist advance in Burkina Faso and Mali has triggered a strong anti-colonial sentiment that is spreading throughout the Sahel region and being used by Russia

A law firm representing more than 600 Liverpool supporters said those affected were due compensation

The Spanish-born, Paris-based artist was best known for his fragrances and for dresses that incorporated materials like metal and plastic

Writer Anne Berest reconnects with her Jewish identity by delving into the lives of ancestors executed in Auschwitz

A report Friday showed that US inflation is continuing to cool, raising hopes for a smaller increase that’s less painful than last year’s aggressive hikes