"France's Pension Reform Sparks 10 Days of Protests and Violence"

French protesters launched their 10th day of strikes and protests against the government's pension reform, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used Article 49.3 to push the reforms through parliament without a vote on March 16. President Emmanuel Macron insists the changes are needed to reform a moribund system, but some of the government's own experts have said the pension system is in relatively good shape and would likely return to a balanced budget even without reforms. The previous nationwide mobilisation last Thursday drew more than a million demonstrators, according to the interior ministry.