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Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged Gaddafi election funding
Getty Images Sarkozy, now 69, was the president of France from 2007 to 2012 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has
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EU tries to get closer to South America with trade deal
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France to cut prices in Martinique over cost of living unrest
After more than six weeks of protests over the high cost of living on the French Caribbean island of Martinique,
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Row over plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has triggered a heated debate by saying she wants to keep the Olympic rings on the
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What’s the problem with swimming in the Seine?
It should be a stunning set piece of Paris 2024 – triathletes competing in the River Seine, bringing swimming back
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Lobster dinner for King Charles cost France €450,000
A lavish lobster dinner for King Charles III cost the French president’s office €475,000 (£400,000), according to the country’s audit
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France’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder,”
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France ends ugly campaign and draws breath before historic vote
France’s rushed and sometimes violent election campaign is over, brought to an end with stark appeals from political leaders ahead
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Emmanuel Macron flexes political muscle with boxing photos
First he flexed his muscles on Ukraine. Now Emmanuel Macron has gone one further, releasing photos of him hitting a
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More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war
More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the
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France’s Macron seeks international support for his proposal to build a coalition against Hamas
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to promote — with little success so far — the creation of an international coalition
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EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland
Hundreds of members and staff of the European Parliament had a surprise when their train from Brussels to the French
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France’s withdrawal from Niger could jeopardize counterterrorism operations in the Sahel
The French troops withdrawing from Niger were seen as a key line of defense for about a decade in Western
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India’s Modi and France’s Macron agree on defense ties but stand apart on Ukraine
India is close to buying new French warplanes and submarines and played a starring role in France’s Bastille Day celebrations Friday.
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France riots: Can Paris prevent tensions igniting again?
Calm has returned to La Grande Borne. Local mafia again exercise lazy control from the doorways of this vast housing
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France shooting: Fresh unrest over police killing of teen
Thousands of extra security forces are facing a second night of unrest in France after a 17-year-old driver was shot
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France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival
Protests over pension reforms have roiled France in recent months, but demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the
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VN news ticker: Michael Woods leaves Tour de France, French President heralds Tadej Pogačar
Michael Woods leaves Tour de France to focus on Olympic Games Michael Woods will not start stage 19 of the
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