French pension reform talks fail, sparking fresh strikes.
French union leaders have denounced a meeting with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne over a divisive pension reform, calling it a failure. The reform includes hiking the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64, which has sparked months of mass protests. Unions have called for record turnout at protest rallies on Thursday, the 11th day of nationwide action against the bill. The country's Constitutional Council will give its final say on the pension changes on April 14, the last step before they are signed into law.