Strikes

Last-gasp strikes seek to prevent highly contested French pension reform

The last day of protests on Saturday saw a far lower turnout than in the previous rounds, while strikes from railway, refinery and public sector workers last week did not paralyse the country in the way that unions had hoped

Sri Lanka bans strikes in several key sectors as anti-tax protests spread

Anger towards President Ranil Wickremesinghe is growing as his government slashes spending and hikes taxes to secure an IMF bailout after more than a year of economic and political upheaval

Rishi Sunak's 100 days as UK PM: Strikes, rebellion, sleaze claims leave conservative leader little to celebrate

After 100 days as prime minister, Rishi Sunak has little to celebrate as double-digit inflation fuels a winter of misery for many Britons. Strikes forced the closure of schools, railways, and other public sectors, with the Opposition portraying the wealthy premier as ‘weak’ and out of touch

A million people rise against Macron’s pension reforms in France

The decision to push back the age of retirement from 62 to 64 has not gone down well in France. Demonstrators hit the streets holding placards that read, 'Macron’s pension, it is a no', and 'It’s salaries and pensions that must be increased, not the retirement age'

French unions announce new strikes, protests on 31 January against raising retirement age

In a country with an ageing population and growing life expectancy where everyone receives a state pension, Macron's government says the reform is the only way to keep the system solvent

Why India should be prepared for a perpetual state of warfare with Pakistan — despite Shehbaz Sharif’s peace overture

For all the nostalgic ‘they-are-like us’ comments, pushed forward by woolly-headed Indian liberals and their Leftist comrades, India and Pakistan represent two contrasting ideologies — the two poles that can’t meet. The heroes of one are invariably the villains of the other, and vice versa

UK ambulance workers walk out, joining wave of strike action

Scores of other workers, including nurses, train and bus drivers and postal workers, have in recent months joined a wave of strikes — the biggest in decades in Britain

150 universities, 70,000 staff members: Why UK universities are going on their biggest strike

Members of the University and College Union in the UK are demanding a pay rise in recognition of the cost-of-living crisis, and an end to insecure contracts

Israel strikes on Gaza kill top militant, tensions escalate

In response, Palestinian militants also launched a barrage of rockets as air-raid sirens wailed in Israel and the two sides drew closer to another all-out war

Jerusalem on high alert ahead of Israeli 'flag march'

Clashes surrounding the Jewish calendar date for Jerusalem Day last year led to an 11-day conflict after Hamas fired rockets at Israel, prompting Israel to launch strikes in response