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The Observer view on the protests in France against Macron’s pension plans

The anger on the streets sparked by raising the retirement age to 64 is the latest manifestation of dissatisfaction with the presidency

The Guardian - UK

French governments’ long record of bypassing parliament: a brief history of article 49.3

Emboldened by united trade unions, the tug of war between the street and the government over Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform had mostly taken on the form of strikes and demonstrations since mid-January.

The Conversation

Emmanuel Macron gifted bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky at Franco-British Summit

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has been gifted a bottle of Scottish Parliament whisky - a gesture highlighting the "long friendship"…

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French President visits New Orleans, Louisiana

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Louisiana on the last day of his visit to the U.S. Macron's office said the visit is being held to celebrate longstanding cultural ties and to discuss energy policy

The Independent UK

Will France’s fascination with the British monarchy survive Queen Elizabeth?

Some seven million French people watched live broadcasts of the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II last week, showing a fascination with the British monarchy that might seem surprising in the country of the Revolution. But the idea of the monarchy has never disappeared in France.

Radio France Internationale

Scramble for new royal figureheads begins among Britain’s arts organisations

Britain’s creative institutions are poised to compete for the most familiar faces to act as patrons – and maximise potential funding

The Guardian - UK

Queen’s funeral spells bad news for guinea pigs

Brief letters: Guinea Pig Awareness Week | NHS procedures postponed | Mourning Charles de Gaulle | The making of a republican

The Guardian - UK

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Inside Westminster Hall where Charles III felt 'weight of history' in rare address

Charles III joined only a handful of royals to speak to in Westminster Hall - on the spot where namesake King Charles I was tried and sentenced to death, writes Ben Glaze who attended the ceremony

Daily Mirror

'Vive la difference': The Francophile Queen who was Britain's finest diplomat

Relations between Britain and France may have had their rocky moments, but Queen Elizabeth II had a “singular place" in the hearts of the French people – and she showed a soft spot for the country, too.

Radio France Internationale

France remembers De Gaulle’s close escape depicted in The Day of the Jackal

Wartime leader survived most serious of many assassination attempts 60 years ago in Paris suburb

The Guardian - UK

France struggled to relinquish Algeria as a nuclear test site, archives reveal

Top French officials, including French President Charles de Gaulle, sought to conduct atmospheric nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara following the former French colony’s independence in 1962. These plans, described in recently declassified French documents, never came to fruition. If they had, they would have violated a request made several…

The Conversation

What price will Ukraine pay for Washington's 'Lend & Lease' generosity?

The US has approved legislation that will revamp the World War II-era military "Lend-Lease" program to boost Ukraine's military. But, as France and other allies have experienced, US assistance in times of crisis can come with a price.

Radio France Internationale

Modi, Macron put Ukraine rift aside to take Indo-French ties to next level

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the first world leader to have a face-to-face meeting with his frequently cited “friend” Emmanuel Macron following the French president’s re-election victory. While India, unlike France, still refuses to publicly condemn Russia over the Ukraine war, the two leaders share plenty of common ground.

France 24

In an era of electoral fragmentation, Labour must learn to embrace power-sharing

The French election showed how electoral systems shape politics. In the UK, abandoning first past the post could be transformative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

The Conversation

Scott Morrison's tone-deaf leadership is the last thing traumatised flood victims need. Here are two ways he can do better

As French statesman Charles de Gaulle once said, when faced with crisis a man of character “falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own”.

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