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King Charles III’s visit to France delayed amid ongoing unrest

The ongoing unrest across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan and calls for a new round of demonstrations next week persuaded officials to postpone a planned visit by Britain’s King Charles III.

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Ongoing demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension plan persuaded officials to postpone a planned state visit next week by Britain's King Charles III.
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Uncollected garbage pile is on a street near Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, March 24. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron takes a drink of water as he answers questions during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 24. European leaders gathered Friday to discuss economic and financial challenges and banking rules, seeking to tamp down concerns about eventual risks for European consumers from banking troubles in the US and Switzerland.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 24. European leaders gathered Friday to discuss economic and financial challenges and banking rules, seeking to tamp down concerns about eventual risks for European consumers from banking troubles in the US and Switzerland.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media confernce at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 24. European leaders gathered Friday to discuss economic and financial challenges and banking rules, seeking to tamp down concerns about eventual risks for European consumers from banking troubles in the US and Switzerland.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media confernce at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 24. European leaders gathered Friday to discuss economic and financial challenges and banking rules, seeking to tamp down concerns about eventual risks for European consumers from banking troubles in the US and Switzerland.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media confernce at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 24. European leaders gathered Friday to discuss economic and financial challenges and banking rules, seeking to tamp down concerns about eventual risks for European consumers from banking troubles in the US and Switzerland.
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Firemen controlling the remains of a garbage fire from last night protests against the retirement bill in Paris, Friday, March 24. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.
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Municipality workers and two women cleaning a street from burned garbage of last night protests against the retirement bill in Paris, Friday, March 24. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.
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A fireman pushes a waste container among the remains of a garbage fire from last night protests against the retirement bill in Paris, Friday, March 24. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.
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Firemen controlling the remains of a garbage fire from last night protests against the retirement bill in Paris, Friday, March 24. French President Macron's office says state visit by Britain's King Charles III is postponed amid mass strikes and protests.
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Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall look on as French President Emmanuel Macron, right, makes a speech following laying a wreath at a ceremony at Carlton Gardens in London, Thursday June 18, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Friday, March 24, 2023, said a state visit by Britain’s King Charles III has been postponed amid mass strikes and protests in France. The king had been scheduled to arrive in France on Sunday on his first state visit as monarch, before heading to Germany on Wednesday.
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Britain's Prince Charles welcomes French president Emmanuel Macron, left, to Clarence House in London, Thursday June 18, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Friday, March 24, 2023, said a state visit by Britain’s King Charles III has been postponed amid mass strikes and protests in France. The king had been scheduled to arrive in France on Sunday on his first state visit as monarch, before heading to Germany on Wednesday.
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King Charles III receives the Ambassador of Turkey Koray Ertas, as he presents his credentials during a private audience at Buckingham Palace, London, Thursday March 24.
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A protester holds a placard that reads, "destitution of the cursed poet " during a rally in Paris, Thursday, March 23. French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.
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A protester kicks a tear gas canister in front of the Opera at the end of a rally in Paris, Thursday, March 23. French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote.

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