AP, Rouen
Students and medical workers are facing off against riot police in a protest over reforms by President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
The protest is taking place Thursday outside a hospital in the Normandy city of Rouen, where Macron is visiting a unit dedicated to children with autism.
Prince Philip in ‘good spirit’ after hip surgery
AP, London
Britain’s Prince Philip, 96, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, is making satisfactory progress in hospital after successful hip replacement surgery, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted on Tuesday to the King Edward VII Hospital in London which is regularly used by the royals.
Saudi prince to visit France next week
AFP, Paris
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will make an official visit next week to France, expected to focus on culture and investments but also the long-running war in Yemen, sources with knowledge of his plans told AFP.
Prince Salman, the 32-year-old de facto Saudi leader, “will be on an official visit Monday and Tuesday, mainly to discuss culture, tourism, investment and new technologies,” a source close to the Saudi delegation said.He is expected to arrive Sunday, though it was unclear where he would be staying.
12 dead in Tanzania bus crash
AFP, Nairobi
Twelve people were killed and 46 injured in a crash between a bus and a truck in northern Tanzania, traffic police said.
The accident happened late Wednesday evening in Makomero in Tabora province.
Duterte wants peace talks with Maoists
Reuters, Manila
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday asked his cabinet to work on a ceasefire with Maoist rebels in order to resume peace negotiations, four months after he called off talks and vowed to crush the insurgents.
