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Who's in, and out, in France's new government?

President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled ministers in key domestic portfolios such as education, housing and urban affairs in a bid to put the government in a stronger position to continue its reform programme and respond to recent riots. The 41-strong cabinet has eight new members, with more traditional MPs and…

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India, France promise 'ground-breaking' military projects as Modi’s presides over Bastille Day

India and France promised “ground-breaking” joint military projects as Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a state visit that was rich both in symbolism and promises.

Radio France Internationale

French President Macron hosts banquet dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosted a banquet dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Louvre Museum here.

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France celebrates Bastille Day with a tribute to India amid tight security

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guest of honour during France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are taking place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country.

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India’s Modi guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day parade

Indian leader also awarded the French government’s highest honour in a visit marked by high-profile defence deals.

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PM Modi conferred with France's highest award, 'Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour'

In a historic moment, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (local time). Read further on Dynamite News:

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PM Modi conferred with France's highest award Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian and military honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron on July 13, 2023.

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France’s Macron visits victims of Alps knife attack in hospital

President visits seriously wounded children as investigators seek to unravel Syrian suspect’s motive.

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French court hands down jail terms to attackers of first lady's relative

A French court on Monday sentenced two men to jail after convicting them on charges of beating up the great-nephew of France's first lady Brigitte Macron last month outside her family's chocolate shop.

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Macron marks 1,000 year anniversary of iconic Mont-Saint-Michel

France’s iconic abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel is celebrating 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone in 923, with President Emmanuel Macron marking the occasion in Normandy on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Radio France Internationale

French court sentences two men who attacked Brigitte Macron's relative to jail

A French court on Monday sentenced two men to jail after convicting them on charges of beating up the great-nephew of French first lady Brigitte Macron last month outside her family's chocolate shop.One of the accused was sentenced at the court in the northern city of Amiens to 12 months…

France 24

Three men accused of attacking Brigitte Macron relative appear in court

Accused among eight arrested after Jean-Baptiste Trogneux was beaten up outside family’s chocolate shop

The Guardian - UK

France at risk of 'décivilisation', Macron tells cabinet meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron told ministers at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the country is seeing a trend towards "décivilisation", government sources said. Macron's remarks followed the deaths of a nurse and three policemen in the past week as well as a fatal shooting in Marseille.

France 24

Three to face trial in France over assault of Brigitte Macron's relative

Three men are to be tried for allegedly beating up the great-nephew of French first lady Brigitte Macron outside the family's chocolate shop in northern France. A 16-year-old is also facing prosecution.

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AFP

Relative of Brigitte Macron beaten up at family chocolate shop

Lille (France) (AFP) - A relative of French first lady Brigitte Macron has been beaten up outside her family's chocolate shop in an apparent politically motivated assault that sparked widespread condemnation on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

King Charles III Coronation fashion: best looks from the day

Pomp, politicians and powder blue was the order of service, as thousands gathered in their finery to celebrate the new King Charles

AFP

Brigitte Macron turns 70, hoping to avoid the headlines

Paris (AFP) - French first lady Brigitte Macron turns 70 on Thursday, but don't expect her to talk about it.

Reuters

Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands

Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit.

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British King's Visit to France Canceled amid Mass Protests

Protesters angry at French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms continued with scattered actions on Friday amid slowed train traffic, rows of trucks blocking access to Marseille's commercial port and debris still littering the Paris streets following the previous day's mass demonstrations. Over 450 protesters were arrested in Paris and beyond…

AFP

Across globe, women battle 'gendered disinformation'

Washington (AFP) - Fake photos showing Ukraine's first lady sunbathing topless, incorrect video subtitles defaming Pakistani feminists for "blasphemy", slow-motion clips falsely depicting "drunk" female politicians -- a barrage of disinformation targets women in the public eye.

The Conversation

School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement – but it's not clear that they do

In France, MPs have recently considered whether to reintroduce compulsory school uniform, with first lady Brigitte Macron adding her support to the idea. “It erases differences, it saves time,” she said. These perceptions of the benefits of uniform are widely held – but do they hold up?

Radio France Internationale

French MPs reject far right's proposal to reintroduce school uniforms

France’s lower assembly has rejected a bill brought by the far-right National Rally to bring back a form of uniform in French schools, despite the backing of first lady and former teacher Brigitte Macron.

Radio France Internationale

French education minister presents plan to tackle drastic school level slump

France's National Education Ministry this week announced new measures to get school childrens' basic French and maths skills up to scratch, including two extra hours of reading and writing, and daily dictation exercises.

Reuters

France's First Lady in favour of mandatory school uniforms - Le Parisien

President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte on Thursday weighed into the politically charged debate in France on whether to introduce compulsory school uniforms just ahead of a debate in parliament on the issue pushed by the far-right.

Evening Standard

King Charles ‘set to make first state visit to Paris in March’

Details of visit by the King and the Queen Consort have been reported in France

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