In what could be a massive blow to Russia's ability to pay for its Ukraine invasion, there are increasing reports of an imminent EU ban on Russian oil.
And in France, just a week of being re-elected as French President, Emmanuel Macron has been the focus of angry street protests marking May the 1st Labour Day marches.
Unions and left-wing political parties joined tens of thousands of people calling on Macron to drop his plans to raise the retirement age.
Emmanuel Macron is the first leader in 20 years to be re-elected Photo: AFP/ Frederic Petry / Hans Lucas
