Mostly small, scattered protests were held in cities around France, some degenerating late Monday into violent incidents. In Paris, small groups took to the streets to set fire to piles of trash that have formed due to a strike by garbage collectors in the capital that is in its 16th day.

The motion of censure against the government for imposing Macron’s despised cuts without a vote fell 9 votes short of a majority in the Assembly, allowing them to become law.

Should 60 be the age of retirement? As an individual who is in their 50s, would you want to retire at 60? I'm asking this question because this is intricately linked to the questions of pensions. Recently,

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to regain the initiative with new reforms in the coming weeks after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion over an unpopular pension bill and nationwide protests continued.

Uncollected rubbish piled up all over Paris is but one sign of discontent with a president many think isn’t listening to them

French President Emmanuel Macron told allies Tuesday he plans to keep the government in place and not dissolve parliament, defying opponents and widespread public anger over his pensions reform. He told allies at a meeting on Tuesday morning at the presidential palace that he did not intend to dissolve parliament,