"Protests in Paris over Macron's pension reform spark clashes with police"

Paris police clashed with protesters for the third night as thousands marched throughout France over the government's push to raise the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The protests and strikes have left President Emmanuel Macron facing his gravest challenge since the Yellow Vest protests four years ago. Macron's overhaul raises the pension age by two years to 64, which the government says is essential to ensure the system does not go bust. A broad alliance of France's main unions has said it would continue to mobilise to try to force a U-turn on the changes.