French PM urges hardline union to halt anti-reform rallies in Paris
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Wednesday (June 15) urged the hardline CGT union to stop organising mass rallies in Paris against a contested labour reform after fresh clashes between masked youths and riot police at a demo. On the sidelines of a CGT-led march on Tuesday, gangs of black-clad youths hurled makeshift firebombs at police and broke windows, including at Paris’ main children’s hospital. “When you...