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President Macky Sall postponed Senegal's planned Feb. 25 presidential election, announcing in a televised address to the nation on Saturday that he had cancelled the relevant law d
A bill that would strengthen oversite of mosques, schools and sports clubs to rid #France of radical Islamists and ensure respect for French values — and is one of President Emmanu
France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Romania, Belgium and Bulgaria have imposed restrictions on travel with the UK, in a bid to stop the spread of a new strai
France has lifted its temporary ban on goods from the United Kingdom, opening the ferry crossing to thousands of trucks stranded at Dover. However, drivers must now present a negat
#France will likely have to consider more #restrictions on people's movements soon to limit the spread of the UK and South African #variants of the coronavirus, Jean-François Defra
France's government on Wednesday faced no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging the country into uncharted wate
Pressure on the French government and police leadership intensified Friday after the police #beating of a black music producer in Paris sparked #outrage across the spectrum, from t
A Black man beaten up by several French #police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and
France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macro
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that the coronavirus situation in France remained fragile but that for the moment there was no need for a new national lockdown.<
Prosecutors on Tuesday sought stiff sentences from five years to life in jail for 14 suspected accomplices of the Islamist gunmen who murdered cartoonists and killed hostages at a
France sends war planes for a flyover mission in the Central African Republic as President Emmanuel Macron says it condemns attempts to disrupt this upcoming weekend's elections. M
France will impose an earlier curfew in 15 northeastern and southeastern departments from Saturday to combat the spread of the coronavirus, starting at 6pm instead of 8pm, the gove
France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third l
France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third l
French authorities will swoop down Thursday on dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of
The French government has vowed to ramp up its Covid-19 vaccinations after an outcry from health professionals. France has lagged far behind other nations, including the UK and Ger
PRESS REVIEW: Thursday, 5 December – the world’s press reacts to, revels in, and satirises the fresh chaos into which France has been plunged over the toppling of Michel Barnier’s
À la Une de la presse, ce lundi 24 mars, un procès emblématique du fléau des violences conjugales en France, et celui de l’acteur Gérard Depardieu, accusé d’agressions sexuelles pa
Réunion très politique, dite de "contrôle de l'immigration", mercredi à Matignon. François Bayrou réunit plusieurs de ses ministres sur le sujet. Une réunion percutée par l'attenta
Le ton est remonté d'un cran ce lundi entre la France et l'Algérie avec l'annonce, par Paris, de la décision des autorités algériennes d'expulser douze fonctionnaires français, au
France must apologise to end a dispute over over what Rome considers insulting remarks, including some over its handling of immigration, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, wh
En visite d’État au Maroc, Emmanuel Macron a été reçu avec faste par le roi Mohammed VI. Accompagné d'une délégation composée de responsables politiques, d'industriels et d'intelle
Emmanuel Macron est au Royaume-Uni depuis mardi pour une visite d’État de trois jours qui vise à marquer le rapprochement des deux pays, cinq ans après le Brexit. Le président fran
Le président français Emmanuel Macron et son homologue sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye ont marqué mercredi 27 août leur "volonté" de renforcer la relation entre leurs deux pays ap
President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan criticised his French counterpart Emmanuel #Macron's proposal to defend his country's secular #values against radical Islam as an "open provocation.
Emmanuel Macron effectue la première visite d'Etat en Allemagne depuis 24 ans pour un président français. Reçu avec les honneurs à Berlin, il souhaite ouvrir un "nouveau chapitre"