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Macron rebuke to unvaccinated citizens incurs anger in parliament

Emmanuel Macron faced criticism from political opponents and heated scenes in parliament on Wednesday after he gave a deliberately provocative warning to unvaccinated French people,...

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Macron’s referendum nightmare: Furious letter issued as key region plots break away

New Caledonia, a French overseas territory made up of several islands in the Pacific Ocean, is due to hold a third vote on...

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French dictionary accused of ‘wokeism’ over gender-inclusive pronoun

A French reference dictionary has defended its official recognition of a gender-inclusive pronoun, after traditionalists pounced on what they called the latest incursion...

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Paris attacks: Historic day of reckoning for night of terror

On the evening of Friday 13 November 2015, Theresa Cede – an Austrian mother of two living in Paris – had invited out...

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‘What happened?’ Emmanuel Macron under pressure after UK first to secure French vaccine

Britain has managed to secure 407 million doses of different coronavirus jabs which is more than enough to inoculate the whole population. The French...

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Macron tells Idris Elba he will invite young Africans to summit, not leaders

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has pledged to invite young Africans rather than their political leaders to a key France-Africa summit in a video...

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Police in France break up new year rave during Covid curfew

A judicial investigation has been opened to identify and prosecute organisers of an underground party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France despite...

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Macron fury as France prepared to block EU-China deal over ‘forced’ Uighur labour

A report, released last week, estimates more than half a million Uighur Muslims are being coerced into picking cotton in Xinjiang, northwest China....

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Five die in helicopter crash in French Alps

Five people have died after a helicopter crash in the French Alps, with only the pilot surviving. All of those aboard were members of the...