President Emmanuel Macron wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, which has proven unpopular with French workers.
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte threatens to push for a constitutional amendment to make the vote happen by October as demonstrators demand immediate elections and her removal from office.
Lawmakers already agreed last month to bring forward elections from 2026 to April 2024.
Over 1.1 million people took to the streets on Thursday to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's move to extend the retirement age to 64 from 62, an unexpectedly high turnout.
Peruvians pour into Lima, many from remote Andean regions, to protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month sparked deadly unrest and political chaos.
Thousands of protesters continue to fill capital Lima's streets, vowing to make their voices heard during planned protests against President Dina Boluarte’s government.
Thousands of people hit German streets last week to protest coal mine expansion as Germany looks to replace Russian gas.
At least 40 people have died in more than a month of protests demanding the resignation of President Boluarte, who took over after the ouster and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo on December 7.
Deadly clashes in Juliaca began early last month when former President Pedro Castillo was ousted.
Images circulating on social media show a group of PKK supporters attacking one or more people with flagpoles and destroying property during a protest in Dortmund.
The rapper Saman Seydi has been facing the death penalty since accusations of involvement in the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
Some of the female protesters have been arrested, according to witnesses, as they denounce the order to bar all women from attending public and private universities.
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