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French protests: 100 arrested, tear gas fired

More than 100 protesters arrested after clashes erupt across France over the governments pension reform plan.

Coming up: France's President Macron may have narrowly survived a no-confidence motion over his plan to raise the pension age, however, late night and countrywide demonstrations show that his troubles aren't over yet. We hear why.

"Welcome my dear friend"- that's how President Xi of China was received by his Russian counterpart. We look what they've been doing together.

And finally, schools all over Afghanistan are opening for a new year but not for young girls in the country. We find out how girls are helping themselves and each other to secure an education.

50 minutes

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  • Tue 21 Mar 202307:06GMT