King Charles' State Visit to France Postponed Due to Protests and Threats.

King Charles III's first state visit to France has been postponed due to ongoing protests against the government's pension system reforms. Unions have called for a national day of action involving strikes and protests on March 28. The decision to cancel the visit was taken by the French and British governments after a phone call between French President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles. The pension bill will bring the national retirement age up from 62 to 64 for most workers, and lift the number of years that someone must pay into the system to receive a full pension from 42 to 43 from 2027. Macron's popularity ratings have plunged amid the controversy.