12th day of French pension reform protests turns violent.

Protesters in France marched against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age to 64, with garbage collectors also going on strike. The Constitutional Council is expected to decide on Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation. Unions hope for a strong turnout to pressure both the government and the members of the Constitutional Council tasked with studying the text of the pension reform plan. Macron had initially refused a demand to meet with unions, but during a state visit on Wednesday to the Netherlands proposed “an exchange” to discuss the follow-up to the Constitutional Council decision.