Macron's pension reforms spark protests and political turmoil in France.

French President Emmanuel Macron's government failed to secure enough votes to pass a pension reform, which would raise the legal minimum pension age from 62 to 64 years. The government activated an article of the constitution, 49.3, which enables it to force the reform through without a vote but at the risk of provoking a political crisis. Opposition parties now have 24 hours to table a no-confidence motion, which could topple the government. Even if it wins a vote of no-confidence, the government is politically damaged, and union leaders are threatening a new round of strikes and protests in the next few days.