Protesters march with flares during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France, on Tuesday. France's government is unfurling massively ramped-up security measures for a fresh blast of marches and strikes against unpopular pension reforms. Daniel Cole/AP hide caption
A protester holds a placard that reads, "destitution of the cursed poet " during a rally in Paris on Thursday. French unions held their first mass demonstrations Thursday since President Emmanuel Macron enflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption
Protesters run amid the tear gas during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Thursday, March 23, 2023. 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. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
A protester chants slogans during a protest in Paris, Monday, March 20, 2023. The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament, proposed by lawmakers who objected to its push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
Students shout slogans during a demonstration against the government's plan to raise the retirement age to 64 in Paris on Thursday. French President Emmanuel Macron has shunned parliament and opted to push through a highly unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 by triggering a special constitutional power. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
A wooded alley in the Russian Orthodox cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace before a working diner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Paris. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
The factory produces leather handbags for French luxury brands. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
Kurdish activist and anti-racism group stage a protest against the recent shooting at the Kurdish culture center, holding Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, flag in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack aimed at foreigners. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Winner's Trophy during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. Julian Finney/Getty Images hide caption
Antoine Griezmann celebrates after France's 2-1 win over England in the quarterfinals on December 10, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption
Theo Hernández of France celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the 2022 World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. Dan Mullan/Getty Images hide caption
Fans of Morocco's World Cup team rushed to the streets to celebrate their win over Belgium. on Nov. 27. Montreal is the home of Canada's largest Moroccan community. Abdelali Essaouis hide caption
People look at flowers placed on the Promenade des Anglais at the scene of a truck attack on July 18, 2016, in Nice, southern France. A French court on Tuesday convicted eight people charged in connection with the Bastille Day attack that killed 86 people. Claude Paris/AP hide caption
France forward Kylian Mbappe (#10) fights for the ball with England defender Kyle Walker during the World Cup quarterfinal match between England and France at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on December 10, 2022. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption