<!-- wp:html --><p>Trains were disrupted and a new day of nationwide protests kicked off in France on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement his contentious pensions overhaul by year's end in a televised interview on Wednesday. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).</p>
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Trains were disrupted and a new day of nationwide protests kicked off in France on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement his contentious pensions overhaul by year’s end in a televised interview on Wednesday. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).