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French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence…
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Macron attends ceremony for 80th anniversary of Colmar's liberation
The 80th anniversary of the last major battle of World War II on French soil was commemorated on Sunday, as French President Emmanuel…
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Mona Lisa to get a room of her own in Louvre museum renovation
She’s the star attraction in a museum filled with masterpieces, and soon she will be getting a room of her own. As part of an ambitious…
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Macron visits the Louvre as reports of disrepair spur concern over the 'Mona Lisa'
It served as the background for Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 presidential victory speech. On Tuesday, he returned to the Louvre to attempt some…
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British tourists could be forced to pay more to see Mona Lisa as part of Louvre revamp
British tourists will have to pay more to enter the Louvre in Paris amid a new crackdown at the museum that will also see the Mona Lisa…
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Macron issues call to fight anti-Semitism on Auschwitz anniversary
French President Emmanuel Macron called for the fight against anti-Semitism to continue during a visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Paris…
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Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the…
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France’s Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired
France’s President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to hold parliamentary elections early caused instability in New Year’s Eve…
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France's Macron acknowledges that dissolving parliament in 2024 backfired but celebrates Olympics
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Tuesday in his New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve…
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France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead
France is to hold a day of national mourning after Cyclone Chido devastated its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte earlier this month.…
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Flamanville 3 Reactor Online in France After 12-Year Delay
The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country's grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter…
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France awaits appointment of new government
President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by…
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Macron thanks Gisèle Pelicot for courage, advocacy during rape trial
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot's fight on Friday, a day after the conclusion of a landmark mass rape…
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Angry Mayotte residents confront Macron during his visit post cyclone
Angry residents of cyclone-affected French overseas territory of Mayotte greeted French President Emmanuel Macron on his visit there,…
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Rolling hills are now barren: BBC sees destruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte
Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent. It's hard to…
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Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following…
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Germany's Scholz to represent France's Macron at EU summit
President Emmanuel Macron will not attend the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday and will be represented by German Chancellor…
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Macron to visit cyclone-hit French territory of Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron is planning a visit to Mayotte, a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean, following the devastating…
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Mayotte feels like nuclear war aftermath since cyclone, residents say
Residents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes" caused by the worst storm in 90 years to hit the French Indian Ocean territory.…
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The EU's two biggest economies are grappling with political uncertainty
The News The European Union’s heavyweights France and Germany are grappling with political challenges, with the former hit by a credit…
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At least 11 dead after cyclone hits Mayotte
France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been struck by the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century. At least 11 people…
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Mixed reaction as France's Macron appoints centrist as new premier
Senior politicians in France gave a mixed reaction on Friday to the appointment of centrist politician François Bayrou as prime minister,…
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Macron meets centrist Bayrou ahead of imminent decision on next French PM
President Emmanuel Macron was meeting centrist leader François Bayrou on Friday as speculation mounted over who he would choose as PM, in…
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France's new prime minister to be announced on Friday
A new French prime minister will be annonced by President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, his office has said. Just over a week after the fall…