At the call of several unions, thousands of people gathered in the Old Port of Marseille to protest against the pension reform wanted by the French government and which would lower the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old.
General strike in Paris ends in violent riots between protesters and police. The strike, following the approval of the new retirement law, has brought daily riots since its unilateral approval by the government of Emmanuel Macron.
French unions have called for a 9th day of action against the French government's pension reform which would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. French President Emmanuel Macron forced pension reform using Article 49.3 of the French Constitution. Article 49.3 allows the government to force the passage of a bill without a vote of parliament
Britain’s Prince William has made unannounced two-day visit to Poland that has been kept tightly under wraps due to security. During his visit, the Prince of Wales visited the British and Polish troops stationed next to the Ukrainian border, also met with Ukrainian refugees sheltering in Warsaw. On the second day of his visit Prince William talked to President Andrzej Duda at the presidential palace. In the final stop on his two-day visit, William went to a trendy food hall where he met with young Ukrainians working or continuing their studies in Poland and talked to his fans before leaving.
For several days Paris has been engulfed in demonstrations and riots over President Emmanuel Macron's law to raise the retirement age. Trash containers and cars set on fire, broken shop windows and clashes with the police are a daily occurrence.
During the event, tribute was paid to the writers' literary work, to their lives as citizens and public intellectuals, and to their involvement and civic commitment to human rights and democracy in Nicaragua, Central America and the entire world.
On 22 March at about 12:00, the Russian forces launched 6 missiles on the city of Zaporizhzhia. One of them struck two apartment blocks standing next to each other. At least 33 people were injured and one person died. There were three children among the injured.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for Parliament to take Prime Minister’s Questions in London. MPs will later vote on Sunak’s Windsor Framework Brexit deal that was brokered with the European Union last month.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Srettha Thavisin become prime minister candidates for the Phue Thai Party in the upcoming general elections in Thailand which held on May 14,2023.
Johnson will seek to save his reputation by giving evidence to a committee investigating whether he deliberately lied to lawmakers over lockdown breaking parties in Downing Street.
According to the AEMET (State Meteorological Agency) 2022 has been the warmest year in Spain since records have been made (1961) and is, at the same time, the third driest: up to September, has been recorded an average rainfall of 473 liters per square meter, which is 26% less than the normal value (635 liters per square meter). The water reservoirs in Cataluña are now around 30% of water capacity and this situation is seriously affecting the environment, the biodiversity, and the economy.
In Warsaw, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Poland’s Prime Minister for talks about the region’s security and bilateral relations a day after he made a surprise visit to Kyiv.
