A speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in the Netherlands was interrupted by protesters, who lambasted him for the current state of democracy in France following weeks of protest rallies against a controversial pension reform plan.

More than a thousand protesters flooded Tennessee's State Capitol on Thursday demanding stringent action on gun violence days after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in the city.

Criticism from human rights groups mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

French President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform.

The fresh legislative setback followed the failure of two other bills over the past few days.

Protesters and police clash in Lima after Peruvian lawmakers once again failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections.

Tens of thousands have rallied in three major cities across the occupied Palestinian territories against Benjamin Netanyahu.