France's Constitutional Council approves Macron's controversial pension reform amidst protests.

France's Constitutional Council has approved President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of mass protests that have damaged his leadership. The decision has dismayed or enraged critics of the pension plan, with unions and Macron's political opponents vowing to maintain pressure on the government to withdraw the bill. Macron's office said he would enact the law in coming days, and he has said he wants it implemented by the end of the year.