Carnage in France: Battles on the streets of Paris as riot police fire tear gas and charge at pension protesters after Macron’s hated bid to raise retirement age is approved by top constitutional court

Carnage is erupting on the streets of France tonight after French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform passed a vital constitutional milestone despite months of disruptive strikes and protests. The legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 24, 2023

Greetings from Tyler, Is there something else that could go wrong?  If there is, don’t tell me.  Iran is feeling strong enough to attack Americans in eastern Syria.  There have been retaliatory air strikes since the military figured out that … Read More

France contends with widespread strikes as unions take to streets against pension reform

French unions and demonstrators have taken to the streets on Thursday in widespread industrial action against the government’s projected pension reforms. President Emmanuel Macron’s administration seeks to raise France’s official retirement age from 62 — lower than much of Europe … Read More

France, Germany, Spain agree on moving on with FCAS warplane development – Berlin

BERLIN/PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement on starting the next phase of development of a new fighter jet dubbed FCAS, Europe’s largest defence project at an estimated cost of more than 100 billion euros … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 4, 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Around the world, leaders have taken note. Why else is there a war in Ukraine? Why are the Chinese maneuvering toward Taiwan, insisting that it’s sovereign territory? Why is little rocket man shooting rockets toward Japan and … Read More

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