PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French CFE-CGC trade union's president Francois Hommeril ,French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French CFE-CGC trade union's president Francois Hommeril ,French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon speaks to press flanked by French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier and French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

PM Lecornu Meets With Trade Unions - Paris

French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) secretary general Sophie Binet, French trade union Workers' Force (FO) Confederal Secretary Patricia Drevon, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau and French group of trades unions Solidaires Unitaires Democratiques (SUD) Co-General Delegate Murielle Guilbert pictured in front of the Hotel Matignon after a meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, France on September 24, 2025, as part of his political consultations meetings. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Union Leaders Announce September 18 Strike Over Bayrou Budget

French Union Leaders Announce September 18 Strike Over Bayrou Budget

(From L) French Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) trade union's co-general delegate Murielle Guilbert, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) trade union's president Cyril Chabanier, French Workers' Force (FO) union's secretary general Frederic Souillot, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) trade union's general secretary Marylise Leon, French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) trade union's general secretary Sophie Binet, French CFE-CGC trade union's president Francois Hommeril, French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) general secretary Laurent Escure, French Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) trade union's co-general delegate Julie Ferrua during a press conference in Paris on August 29, 2025, to announce a national strike day on September 18 against the budget proposed by François Bayrou. Photos by Jeremy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Marylise Leon (2L), French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier, General secretary of France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - UNSA) Laurent Escure, President of French employers organisation Medef Patrick Martin, French General Confederation of Small and Medium Companies (CPME) president Francois Asselin, French Workers' Force (FO) union's secretary general Frederic Souillot, French Workers' Force (FO) union confederal Secretary Michel Beaugas, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau arrive for a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to launch consultations with social partners on pensions, at the Ministry of Labour in Paris on January 17, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Marylise Leon (2L), French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier, General secretary of France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - UNSA) Laurent Escure, President of French employers organisation Medef Patrick Martin, French General Confederation of Small and Medium Companies (CPME) president Francois Asselin, French Workers' Force (FO) union's secretary general Frederic Souillot, French Workers' Force (FO) union confederal Secretary Michel Beaugas, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau arrive for a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to launch consultations with social partners on pensions, at the Ministry of Labour in Paris on January 17, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

Meeting on pensions at the Ministry of Labour in Paris FA

French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Marylise Leon (2L), French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier, General secretary of France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - UNSA) Laurent Escure, President of French employers organisation Medef Patrick Martin, French General Confederation of Small and Medium Companies (CPME) president Francois Asselin, French Workers' Force (FO) union's secretary general Frederic Souillot, French Workers' Force (FO) union confederal Secretary Michel Beaugas, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's deputy general secretary Yvan Ricordeau arrive for a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to launch consultations with social partners on pensions, at the Ministry of Labour in Paris on January 17, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest Outside Biden’s Fundraiser In Manhattan

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested outside President Joe Biden’s fundraiser in Manhattan on Friday, June 28. The protest turned violent after protesters clashed with police, setting smoke bombs. NYPD made dozens of arrests in an attempt to disrupt the event.

US: Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest Outside Biden’s Fundraiser In Manhattan 2

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested outside President Joe Biden’s fundraiser in Manhattan on Friday, June 28. The protest turned violent after protesters clashed with police, setting smoke bombs. NYPD made dozens of arrests in an attempt to disrupt the event. This video shows deployed NYPD officers around Madison Square Park.

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets headquarters

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, pose during a photo opportunity on Aug. 1, 2010, in front of their new headquarters established in the Myanmar capital the same day.

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets up headquarters

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets up headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Than Nyein, head of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, speaks to reporters on Aug. 1, 2010, at the party's headquarters which was established in the Myanmar capital the same day.

LDP panel approves extending Japanese troops' mission in Iraq

LDP panel approves extending Japanese troops' mission in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's national security panel approved Dec. 5 extending the deployment of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Iraq until July 31 next year, paving the way for Cabinet endorsement expected Dec. 8.

Chen reiterates plan to hold referendum

Chen reiterates plan to hold referendum

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian (in file photo) reiterated his intention in Dec. 13 to hold a national referendum in March urging China to stop pointing ballistic missiles at Taiwan. In a speech at a convention of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chen said it is the Chinese military force that could change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, not Taiwan's democracy.

Man protests flag-anthem bill passage by burning flag

Man protests flag-anthem bill passage by burning flag

TOKYO, Japan - A man burns the Hinomaru flag on Aug. 9 in front of the Diet building to protest the Diet passage of a bill recognizing the Hinomaru as Japan's national flag and ''Kimigayo'' as the national anthem. The bill was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partners, the Liberal Party and New Komeito party. The law will go into force Aug. 13.

S. Korea, U.S. conduct air maneuver exercise

STORY: S. Korea, U.S. conduct air maneuver exercise DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of S.Korea-U.S. joint air maneuver exercise (courtesy of Ministry of National Defense, ROK) STORYLINE: South Korea and the United States on Tuesday conducted their joint air maneuver exercise, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The South Korean air force mobilized 16 fighter jets, including four F-35A stealth jets mounted with precise guided missiles, while the air force of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) sent four warplanes. The air maneuvers were carried out over the western waters of South Korea, but no live-fire exercise was staged. It came a day after the two allies jointly test-fired eight ground-to-ground ballistic missiles off the eastern coast of South Korea. South Korea's JCS said in a statement on Sunday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired eight short-range ballistic missiles eastward. The DPRK's missile launche

LDP panel approves extending Japanese troops' mission in Iraq

LDP panel approves extending Japanese troops' mission in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's national security panel approved Dec. 5 extending the deployment of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Iraq until July 31 next year, paving the way for Cabinet endorsement expected Dec. 8.

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets headquarters

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, pose during a photo opportunity on Aug. 1, 2010, in front of their new headquarters established in the Myanmar capital the same day. (Kyodo)

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets up headquarters

Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets up headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Than Nyein, head of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, speaks to reporters on Aug. 1, 2010, at the party's headquarters which was established in the Myanmar capital the same day. (Kyodo)

Chen reiterates plan to hold referendum

Chen reiterates plan to hold referendum

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian (in file photo) reiterated his intention in Dec. 13 to hold a national referendum in March urging China to stop pointing ballistic missiles at Taiwan. In a speech at a convention of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chen said it is the Chinese military force that could change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, not Taiwan's democracy. (Kyodo)

Man protests flag-anthem bill passage by burning flag

Man protests flag-anthem bill passage by burning flag

TOKYO, Japan - A man burns the Hinomaru flag on Aug. 9 in front of the Diet building to protest the Diet passage of a bill recognizing the Hinomaru as Japan's national flag and ''Kimigayo'' as the national anthem. The bill was supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partners, the Liberal Party and New Komeito party. The law will go into force Aug. 13.