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March 30, 2023, 4:45 PM

Macron unveils plan to save water amid climate change toll

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a broad plan to ensure that France has sovereignty over its water resources
March 30, 2023, 4:45 PM
March 29, 2023, 11:32 AM

Paris trash strike ends, pension protest numbers shrink

Paris authorities are cleaning up debris from the French capital's streets following fresh anti-pension reform protests that appear to be winding down, as striking sanitation workers are set to return to work
March 29, 2023, 11:32 AM
Paris trash strike ends, smaller pension protest turnout
March 28, 2023, 9:21 PM

Protests continue, escalate after Macron pushes through pension reform in France

ABC News’ Ines de la Cuetara breaks down the latest on the protests in Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron pushed through reforms to the country’s pension program.
March 28, 2023, 9:21 PM
Protests continue, escalate after Macron pushes through pension reform in France
March 28, 2023, 7:32 PM

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends

French police forces have clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular retirement age increase
March 28, 2023, 7:32 PM
March 27, 2023, 3:17 PM

Louvre staff block entrances as part of pension protest

The museum has been closed as workers take part in the wave of protest strikes.
March 27, 2023, 3:17 PM
March 27, 2023, 7:32 AM

In Macron's France, streets and fields seethe with protest

Protesting is a rite of passage in France and again the rage
March 27, 2023, 7:32 AM
In Macron's France, streets and fields seethe with protest
March 26, 2023, 11:11 PM

French diners enjoy wine as fire lit by protesters burns nearby

Diners sitting outside at a café in the French city of Bordeaux enjoyed their wine not far from the glow of a raging fire lit by demonstrators protesting divisive pension reforms.
March 26, 2023, 11:11 PM
French diners enjoy wine as fire lit by protesters burns nearby
March 25, 2023, 9:22 PM

Dozens injured in violent clash between French police, demonstrators at anti-reservoir protest

Dozens were reportedly injured as police clashed with environmental activists protesting a giant agricultural irrigation reservoir being built in rural western France.
March 25, 2023, 9:22 PM
Violent clash between French police, demonstrators at anti-reservoir protest
March 24, 2023, 8:12 PM

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones

France says it's banning the “recreational″ use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones
March 24, 2023, 8:12 PM
March 24, 2023, 8:02 PM

Amid massive demonstrations, Macron delays Charles' visit

The ongoing unrest across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan and calls for a new round of demonstrations next week persuaded officials to postpone a planned visit by Britain’s King Charles III
March 24, 2023, 8:02 PM
Scattered protests continue as Paris reels from violence
March 24, 2023, 6:32 PM

King Charles' state visit deflated as France leg canceled

King Charles III’s international debut has been deflated after his trip to France was postponed indefinitely because of protests that threatened to mar events at high profile venues such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Palace of Versailles
March 24, 2023, 6:32 PM
March 24, 2023, 2:25 PM

Protesters clash with police as massive demonstrations continue in France

ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on major protests happening across France over pension reform.
March 24, 2023, 2:25 PM
Protesters clash with police as massive demonstrations continue in France
March 24, 2023, 2:18 AM

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

More than a million people have demonstrated across France against unpopular pension reforms, with violence erupting in some places
March 24, 2023, 2:18 AM
March 24, 2023, 2:17 AM

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

More than a million people have demonstrated across France against unpopular pension reforms, with violence erupting in some places
March 24, 2023, 2:17 AM
Anger at Macron mounts as French unions hold new protests
March 24, 2023, 12:56 AM

Protests continue against Macron's retirement plan

French unions held their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.
March 24, 2023, 12:56 AM
Protests continue against Macron's retirement plan
March 22, 2023, 9:47 PM

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

French President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France
March 22, 2023, 9:47 PM
Macron to defend French pension plan on national television
March 22, 2023, 5:05 PM

World View: Garbage piles up in Paris as protests extend into their 17th day

Meanwhile, restoration efforts are ramping up at the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire in 2019 severely damaged it.
March 22, 2023, 5:05 PM
World View: Garbage piles up in Paris as protests extend into their 17th day
March 21, 2023, 4:08 PM

Paris Olympics organizers looking for 45,000 volunteers

Organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are launching a drive this week to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers who are willing to work without pay at the world’s biggest sports event
March 21, 2023, 4:08 PM
March 21, 2023, 2:58 PM

Notre Dame's iconic spire being rebuilt 'as it was' ahead of 2024 reopening

A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame's famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year's reopening.
March 21, 2023, 2:58 PM
Notre Dame's iconic spire being rebuilt 'as it was' ahead of 2024 reopening
March 21, 2023, 2:17 PM
March 21, 2023, 5:02 AM

French government survives no-confidence votes over pensions

Lawmakers objected to government's push to raise retirement age from 62 to 64.
March 21, 2023, 5:02 AM
March 20, 2023, 5:09 PM

France ordered to curb mass dolphin deaths in fishing nets

France’s highest administrative body has ordered the government to better protect endangered dolphins and porpoises in a French industrial fishing hub in the Atlantic Ocean that has become controversial over links to mass deaths of cetaceans in recent ...
March 20, 2023, 5:09 PM
March 19, 2023, 10:32 PM

Macron's leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan

A parody photo appearing on protest signs and online in France shows President Emmanuel Macron sitting on piles of garbage
March 19, 2023, 10:32 PM
March 19, 2023, 10:02 PM

Vandals attack French politician's office over pensions row

Protesters have vandalized the Nice office of the president of the Republican party in an apparent threat to get his right-wing party to vote to block President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform
March 19, 2023, 10:02 PM
Vandals attack French politician's office over pensions row
March 19, 2023, 1:37 AM

Fury in France over Macron's plan to raise the retirement age

Heated protests continue to sweep across France after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.
March 19, 2023, 1:37 AM
Fury in France over Macron's plan to raise the retirement age
March 18, 2023, 5:21 PM

Violent protests over French president's push to raise retirement age

Demonstrators clash with police as a labor strike leaves trash piling up on the streets of Paris over Emmanuel Macron's policy change.
March 18, 2023, 5:21 PM
Violent protests over French president's push to raise retirement age
March 17, 2023, 11:34 PM

Massive protest in Paris over retirement

Thousands of French residents are angry over President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force through a pension reform bill, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
March 17, 2023, 11:34 PM
Massive protest in Paris over retirement
March 17, 2023, 8:17 PM

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push

It's a time of protest in Paris and much of France, where opponents hope to bring down the government of President Emmanuel Macron
March 17, 2023, 8:17 PM
Anger spreads in France over Macron's retirement bill push
March 17, 2023, 3:49 PM

Protests erupt in France after president pushes plan to raise retirement age

More than 300 people were arrested overnight as angry protesters took to the streets to oppose President Emmanuel Macron raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
March 17, 2023, 3:49 PM
Protests erupt in France after president pushes plan to raise retirement age
March 14, 2023, 6:47 PM

Garbage tarnishes Paris luster as pension strike continues

The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day
March 14, 2023, 6:47 PM
Garbage tarnishes Paris luster as pension strike continues
March 13, 2023, 5:47 AM

Neither protests nor garbage piles stop French pension bill

An unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 has gotten a push forward
March 13, 2023, 5:47 AM
French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests
March 10, 2023, 9:32 AM

French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition

French victims of sexual abuse by priests are getting reparations at last — and most importantly, official recognition from the church of what happened to them
March 10, 2023, 9:32 AM
French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition
March 9, 2023, 5:02 PM

France's young people stand up against higher retirement age

Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age
March 9, 2023, 5:02 PM
France's young people stand up against higher retirement age
March 9, 2023, 5:02 PM

France's young people stand up against higher retirement age

Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age
March 9, 2023, 5:02 PM
France's young people stand up against higher retirement age
March 8, 2023, 5:02 PM

French strikers renew pressure on Macron to ax pension plan

Tens of thousands of people have marched in Paris and in other cities across the country to denounce the government’s pension plan as unfair to female workers
March 8, 2023, 5:02 PM
French strikers maintain pressure to reject pension plan
March 8, 2023, 12:47 AM

France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age

More than a million demonstrators have marched in cities and towns across France in a new round of protests and strikes against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64
March 8, 2023, 12:47 AM
France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age
1 month ago

Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024

The cathedral's iconic spire will gradually start to rise above this year.
1 month ago
Paris gives timeframe for Notre Dame Cathedral reopening
1 month ago

PSG's Hakimi given preliminary charges on rape allegation

French prosecutors say Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was given preliminary charges of rape
1 month ago
French prosecutors indict PSG's Hakimi on rape allegation
1 month ago

French soccer president resigns amid misconduct probe

French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët has resigned
1 month ago
1 month ago

Macron: 'New era' in economic, military strategy in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa as part of a “new security partnership.”
1 month ago
France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa
1 month ago

French high school student held for teacher's fatal stabbing

French authorities and media reports say a female teacher has been stabbed to death in southwestern France by a high school student
1 month ago
France: Teacher stabbed to death by high school student
1 month ago

Rape trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred starts in Paris

The aggravated rape and assault trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has started in Paris
1 month ago
2 months ago

Unions vow to disrupt France in March as protest ranks thin

The ranks of marchers were thinner during a new wave of strikes and protests in France aimed at testing the government’s resolve on a hotly contested pension reform
2 months ago
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How a women's group is spurring 'revolution' in Iran, 45 years after the Islamic Revolution

About 45 years after the Islamic Revolution, a women-led diaspora in France is aiding the current revolution in Iran from afar.
2 months ago
How a women's group is spurring 'revolution' in Iran
2 months ago

Nearly 1 million French march in 4th day of pension protests

Police are out in force across France as protesters hold a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system
2 months ago
Fourth day of pension reform protests to hit France
2 months ago

Farmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban

Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets to help ensure “food sovereignty” for France
2 months ago
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Lower turnout in renewed protests over French pension reform

Hundreds of thousands of French have marched in a third round of protests against planned pension reforms, while new nationwide strikes disrupted public transport and schools, as well as power, oil and gas supplies
2 months ago
French protesters hold more strikes over pension changes
2 months ago

Paris mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine
2 months ago
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Olympic flame to take seaborne journey to 2024 Paris Games

The Olympic flame is going for a sail
2 months ago
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Italian mob suspect held in France after 16 years on the run

Interpol says police in southeastern France have arrested a convicted murderer linked to Italy’s most powerful organized crime group, the ’ndrangheta, who was on the run for 16 years
2 months ago