welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in france where more than a hundred police officers have been injured in the latest protests over pension reforms. demonstrators used the traditional may day rallies, to voice their continued anger, against president emmanuel macron s plans. these protests have been widespread. take a look at the figures. according to the interior ministry, more than 780,000 protesters hit the streets across the country. that includes 112 thousand in the capital, paris alone. but the country s hard left cgt union, says the figure is actually three times that number. at issue of course is president macron s plans to raise the retirement age from 62, to 64. he signed the legislation last month, and the meaures are due to take effect in september. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake has the latest. singing. the may day march, a french tradition reaching back decades, but fuelling this year s protests, the vision of a future whe
right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
as the agencies humanitarian coordinator says that the humanitarian situation is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flew ggooii the country is the ongoing violence put up will be speaking to the deputy terry humanitarian coordinator in sudan for that me while fighting continues in the capital of khartoum despite cease fire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off and put sudan in the red sea today. those not able to get there by plane are taking boats across to jeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent reports. britain s airlift may be ending but the larger evacuation goes on. a cluster of different officials ready to greet their citizens on the dark side. exhausted families including more than 20 british nationals recounting their experiences. it nationals recounting their experiences. nationals recounting their experiences. it was scary. terrifying- experiences. it was scary. terrifying. there - experience
trying to take part in demonstrations during the coronation of king charles. they said it had received information some protesters have been determined to disrupt the occasion. the head of the anti monarchy group republic graeme smith spent 16 hours in police custody. there will be more celebrations over the next of the long weekend, stars including lionel richie, katy perry and take that will perform at a concert on windsor in front of 20,000 people on sunday. street parties are also expected to take place from what has been called the coronation big lunch. some will be attended by members of the royal family. sarah campbell reports on the events. pare family. sarah campbell reports on the events- family. sarah campbell reports on the events. . ., ., the events. are much more relaxed feel today- the events. are much more relaxed feel today. yesterday, the events. are much more relaxed feel today. yesterday, it the events. are much more relaxed feel today. yesterday,
full peal which i ve never heard of, driving us up the wall, but it s part of the day of coronation. about 100 yards behind us we saw king charles and queen camilla turn up in one of those horse-drawn carriages and we knew this was something special and we knew, in fact, something that hasn t been seen here for, oh, 70 years. a lot of hubbub, pomp and circumstance, but in the middle of the ceremony when the archbishop of canterbury took that coronation crown and fitted it on king charles head and you knew something would happen and a short time after that to show the tradition and heritage of the place you saw something else, his son and heir apparent, prince william, pledge allegiance to king charles. i, william, pledge and faith unto you, as for life and limb. they ve got the si ceremony, and there was an older carriage and the crowds have been battered and buffeted by rain and wind and they were there by the tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands just to show th