In the latest confrontation between demonstrators and authorities in France, police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd as protests over pension reforms continue in Paris.

Anti-pension reforms protests: Police fire tear gas at protesters in France

The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France's over three-week transport strike against pension reforms, as the stalemate showed little sign of relenting.

French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock

The boss of a hardline French trade union on Friday vowed to press on with a strike that has crippled transport in Paris for the past three weeks and is now the longest-lasting such action since the 1980s.

Union boss defiant on France's longest strike in decades

Holiday travellers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed yet again. President Emmanuel Macron issued an appeal on Saturday for a truce over the holidays but talks between the government and unions this week have failed to ease the standoff and labour leaders called for further mobilisation.

Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France

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Emmanuel Macron calls on strikers not to ruin Christmas

French President Emmanuel Macron, whose plans to reform the pension system have run into fierce public opposition, will forego a special presidential pension payout when he eventually steps down, his office said on Sunday.

France's Macron to give up presidential pension in reform gesture

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France on Saturday referred to colonialism as a ''grave mistake''. Additionally, he spoke about ''turning the page'' on the past while he was visiting Ivory Coast's Abidjan, a former French colony in West Africa.

Colonialism was a grave mistake: French PM Emmanuel Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had "neutralised" several dozen terrorists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the region.

Macron says French forces 'neutralise' over 30 terrorists in Mali

Strikes disrupting services in France brought frustration for travellers thronging Paris stations at the start of the festive season, as rail workers protested over pension reform.

French travellers face train disruption as pension strikes go on

French trade unions failed on Tuesday to achieve the big surge in support they had hoped for in street protests to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to ditch his pension reform, and said there would be no strike truce during Christmas.

French unions refuse Christmas truce in pensions protests

France reeled under a crippling public transport strike for a 10th day Saturday aimed at forcing the government to scrap a pension revamp, as fears grew of travel mayhem during Christmas.

Christmas mayhem feared as French transport strike continues

French commuters gritted their teeth on the ninth day of a crippling public transport strike Friday, pinning their hopes for an end to the daily misery on the government's offer of fresh negotiations with unions over a contested pensions overhaul.

Christmas plans threatened as French strike drags on

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe defied striking workers on Wednesday with plans for a long-anticipated overhaul of France's byzantine pension system that he said would be fairer and encourage people to work longer.

France's prime minister defies unions with pension overhaul

French commuters and tourists braced for a fifth day of public transport chaos Monday as the government prepared to respond to widespread anger over pension reform that has sparked open-ended walkouts.

Day 5 of public transport chaos as French strike bites

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which has prompted a nationwide strike and brought key transport services to a standstill.

France's Emmanuel Macron to hold meeting on pensions as strike bites

France public sector strike: Where is the unrest being felt the hardest?

The most serious nationwide strike to hit France in years caused new weekend travel turmoil on Saturday, with unions warning the walkouts would last well into next week.

No let-up in French strikes as fresh turmoil hits weekend

Massive protests are taking place across 30 cities in France. French police deployed tear gas and used pepper spray on protesters and black blocs as a pensions reform protest in Paris turned rowdy. Watch this video to know more.

France: Massive protests across 30 cities

A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France entered a second day on Friday, with trade unions saying they planned to keep going until President Emmanuel Macron backs down from a planned reform of pensions.

French strike against President Macron's reforms enters day two

Angered over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, French unions on Friday called for strikes and mass protests next week on Tuesday. This comes after thousands took to the street on Thursday protesting Macron-proposed retirement overhaul.

France: Unions call for new protests, strikes on Tuesday over pension reforms 

Ukrainian and Russian leaders will try to seal a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and agree on prisoner swaps when they meet next week, but with Kiev politically constrained and Moscow unlikely to bend, the prospects for peace remain bleak, diplomats said.

Ukraine, Russia leaders set to meet for Paris talks with bleak prospects of peace

Unions protest in Paris against Macron's pension reform

NATO leaders will tell US President Donald Trump on Wednesday they are spending billions more dollars on their militaries in the hope that he pares back his attacks on the Western alliance.

'Cool it,' France and Germany to tell Trump at NATO talks

France was Wednesday preparing for one of its biggest nationwide strikes in years with stoppages by transport workers and teachers expected to paralyse the country in an intensifying showdown between President Emmanuel Macron and unions.

France braces for shutdown as Macron clashes with unions

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