Protesters set fires as French diners enjoy wine in defiance of Macron.

Diners at a French cafe were seen sipping wine next to a flaming pyre of garbage amid riots against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. The burning roads have become commonplace in the French region in recent days following Macron’s push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 last week. Thursday was the most violent day of demonstrations since the start of the riots, with more than 450 people arrested. Macron has condemned the violence around his country and rejected claims of police brutality against protesters.