Yellow Vests

A left-wing politician was the victim of an antisemitic attack in Venice on New Year's Eve. Police are investigating the attack and the city's mayor Luigi Brugnaro has said that such assaults which he described as an incident of fascism would not be tolerate…

French President Emmanuel Macron -PHOTO: REUTERS. PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a “rapid compromise” with unions over a pensions overhaul that has sparked one of the country’s biggest transport strikes in decades. But in his ke…

In the Tuesday evening show, the musicians performed classics like the Dance of the Night from Sergei Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz, as well as offering a rousing rendition of La Marseillaise, France's national anthem…

Aisha* has suffered unspeakable levels of sexual violence throughout her life but has faced hurdle after hurdle from the Home Office in her attempt to be granted asylum in the UK. The 40-year-old, who is an orphan, was forced into marrying a man old enough t…

The US ambassador to South Korea has defended his facial hair after suggestions his moustache was disrespectful to some people in the east Asian country. Harry Harris, the US ambassador since July 2018, has said he grew a moustache to make a break between hi…

A man who stabbed a sea lion while diving in New Zealand has said he needed to defend his wife from the beserk animal after it followed them for 30 minutes. Matt Kraemer claimed the aggressive sea lion threatened to attack his partner Jo Kraemer on a Dunedin…

Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on Saturday, the 24th day of crippling strikes. In an unusual gesture, unions organizing the march asked yellow vest protesters to join them…

PARIS: With France gripped by strike action crippling the transport system in a dispute over pensions reform, news emerged on Saturday (Dec 28) of the latest government concessions - to striking ballet dancers at the Paris Opera. News of the offer added to a…

PARIS -- Thousands of protesters opposed to the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system marched through Paris on Saturday, the 24th day of crippling strikes. In an unusual gesture, unions organizing the march asked yellow vest protesters t…

The year in France opened and ended with protesters out on the streets as President Emmanuel Macron scraped his way out of the Yellow Vest insurgency, only to land straight into a pension revolt. 2019 saw women battle to stamp out discrimination and abuse in …