Mourners bury French teen shot by police as Macron cancels trip due to riots
Officials deployed thousands of law enforcement to quell the riots that erupted after the killing of 17-year-old Nahel by police.
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Officials deployed thousands of law enforcement to quell the riots that erupted after the killing of 17-year-old Nahel by police.
A funeral was held Saturday for 17-year-old Nahel, a delivery driver who was fatally shot by police earlier this week in a Paris suburb, sparking days of widespread protests across France, many of which have turned violent and have led to hundreds of arrests. The situation forced French President Emmanuel Macron to postpone a state visit to Germany. Elaine Cobb reports from Paris.
Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery.
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened his cabinet for a crisis meeting again, after a third night of protests Thursday night. People across the country are expressing outrage over the fatal police shooting of a teenager during a traffic stop Tuesday. More than 600 people were arrested and over 200 police officers were injured. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe is following it all from Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, 30, was beaten up by anti-government protesters "because he is our great-nephew."
Protesters clashed with security forces across France as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform on Labour Day.
France's Constitutional Council has approved key elements of a controversial pension reform plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, a move which has sparked weeks of nationwide protests and strikes. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe discussed the decision.
The drive by French President Emmanuel Macron to increase the retirement age by two years has provoked months of labor strikes and protests.
French President Emmanuel Macron wants Chinese President Xi Jinping to help end Russia's war in Ukraine, but Beijing has been reluctant to apply pressure on Moscow. Reva Goujon, director at research firm Rhodium Group, joins CBS News' Errol Barnett and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the complex Europe-China relationships.
In a meeting Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to help push Russia toward a peace agreement with Ukraine. Anna Ashton, the director of China Corporate Affairs and U.S.-China for the Eurasia Group, joined CBS News to discuss.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China during a three-day visit to the nation. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Andrew Small, senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, about the significance of Macron's visit.
France is seeing more protests after talks between labor unions and the nation's prime minister failed to repeal controversial pension reforms raising the retirement age. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe joins anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett from Paris with the latest.
The Kremlin, however, rejected any idea of Chinese mediation on Thursday, saying it's not the time for a political solution in Ukraine.
CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe joins Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano to discuss the ongoing protests across France against the government's proposed pension plan. She discusses why officials rejected a new union demand and the forthcoming suspension of the garbage workers' strike in Paris.
Some protests turned violent in France on Thursday, as anger continues over President Macron's pension reform plan. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe has been following the situation in Paris.
Over a million protesters took to the streets of France on Thursday to demonstrate against the government raising the retirement age. Britain's King Charles has postponed his upcoming trip to Paris amid the demonstrations. CBS News foreign correspondent Elaine Cobbe joined Anne-Marie Green from Paris to discuss the protests.
Protesters in France continued to demonstrate Thursday against the government's plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron defended the pension reforms in a televised interview on Wednesday, saying they were necessary and would take effect by the end of the year. CBS News foreign correspondent Elaine Cobbe joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Paris' main airport and many trains across the country were disrupted and hundreds of schools blockaded as polls show the leader suffering politically for his moves.
The protests come after French President Emmanuel Macron unilaterally pushed through a bill to raise the nation's retirement age from 62 to 64.
Protests in Paris have grown violent since French president Emmanuel Macron unilaterally decided to raise the nation's retirement age from 62 to 64. Michael George has the story.
People across France are outraged after French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to push through a controversial pension reform bill without a parliamentary vote, raising the retirement age. CBS News anchors Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett spoke with foreign correspondent Elaine Cobbe about what this means for French workers and Macron's political career.
Protests ignited after French President Emmanuel Macron pushed a controversial pension reform bill through the government without a vote, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. He now faces a no-confidence vote from the opposition. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe joins us from Paris with the story.
More than a million people marched in France and strikes disrupted transport and schools during mass protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to push back the retirement age to 64. Elaine Cobbe spoke demonstrators who disagree with Macron's plans to have them work later in life.
President Emmanuel Macron says the reforms, which will keep French workers on the job later into their lives, are needed to fund future pensions.
Protests took place across France today over President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to increase the country's retirement age from 62 to 64. CBS News correspondent Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris.