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French parliament approves bill to roll over budget, avoiding shutdown
PARIS - France's National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Monday approved a special law designed to maintain core state...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Olympics-Prince Feisal champions member input in IOC presidential bid
LONDON - The promise of a more democratic International Olympic Committee with greater input from members is key to Prince Feisal Al...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Analysis-Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
PARIS - When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase...
Dec 15, 20243 min read
France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Francois Bayrou his fourth prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
French Socialists repeat call for left-wing PM as Macron seeks coalition talks
PARIS - France's new prime minister should come from the left and any coalition government must commit to pension changes and helping...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
French film director accused of abusing actress Adèle Haenel goes on trial
PARIS - French film director Christophe Ruggia goes on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
French government faces collapse as left and far-right submit no-confidence motions
PARIS - The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted...
Dec 3, 20243 min read
Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend's reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Macron lauds artisans for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron praised on Friday the more than 1,000 craftspeople who helped rebuild Paris' Notre-Dame...
Dec 1, 20243 min read
Facts-Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral set to reopen: what to expect
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday ahead of its reopening on...
Nov 29, 20243 min read
French far-right leader Le Pen stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
PARIS - Marine Le Pen, the leading figure of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, went on trial on Monday accused of...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Analysis-France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet
PARIS - It's a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised by...
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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