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The head of French union Young Farmers Arnaud Gaillot said blockading Paris would be a "last resort", but urged the government to avoid "paralysing the country". Standing alongside the union FNSEA, Gaillot asserts that "the ball is in the government's court" whom it urged to avoid "paralysing the country". French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is due to make "concrete proposals" on Friday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. SOUNDBITE
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off a visit aimed at improving communication and stabilising the tense relationship between the world's two largest economies. IMAGES
"It's devastating for the whole national police force, for the whole city of Roubaix, for the whole of the North region", says French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin during a visit to the Roubaix police station, in northern France, to pay tribute to three police officers killed in a road traffic accident one day prior. SOUNDBITE
Young people hold a sit-in in Sciences Po Paris to protest against the pension reform, on the second day of national mobilization against the project. The prestigious university was occupied during the night by about fifty students. IMAGES
Montparnasse train station in Paris, as France faces huge disruption with transport blockages, mass strikes and demonstrations hitting the country for the second time in a month to protest a planned reform to raise the retirement age. IMAGES
Ireland's Leo Varadkar leaves Parliament and greets lawmakers and supporters in central Dublin after taking over as premier for the second time in a handover of power in line with a coalition deal struck in 2020. IMAGES
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