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French President Emanuel Macron faces a critical test on Monday when the National Assembly is due to examine no-confidence motions filed after his government bypassed parliament on Thursday to push through a deeply unpopular pension reform, sparking days of unrest.

The average prevalence of mental disorders for adolescents in Europe was 16.3% in 2019.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills.

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Mariupol, the Kremlin has said, in what marks his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region since the start of the war. The visit came after Putin travelled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. Follow our live blog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Several consequences could follow the French government’s use of Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform without a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday. They include no-confidence motion against the government, the dissolution of the Assembly, and ongoing street protests. FRANCE 24 breaks down the options for the opposition and the president.

Greece said Saturday it had sacked its national police chief, days after clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in the wake of the country’s deadliest train tragedy.

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In an interview with FRANCE 24 after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said it was an important day for international justice. The warrant marked “the first time ever that a head of state from a P5 has been charged” by the international court, said Khan referring to the UN Security Council’s permanent five members.

The fast food chain asks for more recycling ahead of an EU legislation that will ban single-use packaging by 2030.

In our weekly review, we analyse the impact of the collapse of the US Silicon Valley Bank in the EU and the new roadmap for a cleaner European industry. #StateOfTheUnion

Global production of cocaine has jumped dramatically over the past two years following an initial slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the first report dedicated to the global cocaine market from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Two arrest warrants have been issued for Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children’s rights chief.

Greek police fired tear gas and protesters hurled firebombs on Thursday as more than 40,000 people took to the streets to slam the government and voice outrage at last month’s train disaster that killed 57 people.

The European Commission has proposed a new industrial strategy to cut down the bloc’s dependency on countries like China.

The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not being supplied with enough ammunition to win the battle for Bakhmut despite his numerous appeals, in what may be a sign of a struggle for influence in Moscow – and, notably, at Russia’s ministry of defence.

The small country, which borders Ukraine, is struggling with really high inflation and “hybrid warfare” carried out by pro-Russia agents.

The Pentagon released a declassified video on Thursday of the moment a Russian jet collided with a US drone, forcing it to crash into the Black Sea. Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it was crucial to provide Ukraine with fresh munitions to resist Russia’s invasion. Read our live blog for all the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Thursday it will move to shore up its finances, borrowing up to $54 billion from the central bank after its shares plunged, dragging down other major European lenders in the wake of bank failures in the United States.

There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid’s title defense in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals.

The reform proposed by the European Commission has a strong focus on long-term electricity contracts.

The Commission wants to cut red tape for clean tech companies, facilitate investments, and boost the mining and processing of critical raw materials.

Conspicuous by its absence at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III on May 6 will be the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In this edition of Coronation Countdown, FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains why the decision has been made not to use a crown featuring the diamond – a choice taken for the sake of international relations.

Crowds were gathering at Paris’s Esplanade des Invalides on Wednesday for the eighth day of strikes against the French government’s plans for pension reform. FRANCE 24’s Liza Kaminov reports.

The French capital ‘is in pretty good shape’ 500 days before the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics, according to Simon Rofe, an expert in sports diplomacy and an associate professor of international politics at the University of Leeds.

Polish activist Justyna Wydrzynska was on Tuesday found guilty of supplying a pregnant woman with abortion pills in the Catholic country, her NGO said, in Poland’s first such case.