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1. In the volatile streets of Paris, Macron may be winning his war of attrition against the unions

   

   France’s pension battle has become a war of attrition between the country’s unions and President Emmanuel Macron. Already, the biggest winner is France’s far right.

2. How the Nashville grade school shooter was able to get guns legally

   

   The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school has sparked calls for a so-called red-flag law in Tennessee. But a proposed law in 2020 never made it out of committee. It's another example how the state has scrapped tighter gun laws and passed legislation that makes it easier to acquire weapons.

3. Pope Francis heads to hospital for treatment of pulmonary infection, Vatican says

   

   The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a pulmonary infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.

4. World's oldest-known surviving Scottish tartan has 'more to tell,' says researcher

   

   Dye analysis and radiocarbon testing suggests a fragment of tartan measuring 55-by-43 centimetres dates back the period between 1500 and 1600. It will go on display as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee’s tartan exhibition next month. 

5. Russia stops sharing missile test info with United States

   

   A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the U.S. about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country's massive nuclear capability.