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A look back at when French protesters defeated government reform plans

Anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform shows no sign of abating, with protests, strikes and unrest set to continue and both sides digging in their heels. To shed some light on the current stand-off, FRANCE 24 looks back at the last times the unions successfully forced the government to…

France 24

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

Italian princess, conspiracy theorists and Steven Seagal: meet Russia’s friends overseas

‘I am 100% Russophile’ declares US actor at meeting of International Movement of Russophiles in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

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Rare Tintin in America artwork by Herge sells for record-breaking £1.9m

The piece sets world record for most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist

The Independent UK

Tintin In America original drawing by Herge sells at auction for £1.9m

The piece has set the world record for the most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist.

The Independent UK

UK and EU look for new roles after Brexit

Britain has made moral and military support for Ukraine a fundamental plank of its post-Brexit foreign policy, winning support in Eastern Europe and aligning itself with the US, Alexander Zevin writes is this month's Monde Diplomatique

Radio France Internationale

War of words marks 80th anniversary of Russian victory in Stalingrad

As Russian President Vladimir Putin attends World War II commemorations in southern Russia, on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in Stalingrad, Europe continues to support Ukraine in the war against Russian invaders.

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Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to be at international ‘top table’

Newly released files show officials warned that despite ‘warm rhetoric’ the Russian leader maintained Cold War levels of spying against UK.

The Independent UK

Young France: the Gallic teens of 1965

What was the effect of ‘le rock’n’roll’ on the youth of France? By Emma Beddington

The Guardian - 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

Personality and Power by Ian Kershaw review – follow the leader… for good or ill

The great historian’s analyses of a dozen 20th-century democrats and dictators are individually cogent but his conclusions tend to the obvious

The Guardian - UK

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

Kissinger warns Biden against endless confrontation with china

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said geopolitics today requires “Nixonian flexibility” to help defuse conflicts between the U.S. and China as well as between Russia and the rest of Europe.

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Leadership by Henry Kissinger review – lessons in diplomacy from a master of the dark arts

In this analysis of six national leaders, the grand old man of US politics offers a broad-brush history of international statecraft but ignores the death and destruction that sometimes resulted

Radio France Internationale

Macron leads V-E Day commemorations in the shadow of war in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has presided over ceremonies marking the anniversary of the victory of the Allied forces over Nazi Germany on the Champs-Elysées, a day after being sworn in for a second term in office.

The Guardian - UK

How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage

The long read: For the first time in years, its role has become a topic of furious debate. But what do we talk about when we talk about Nato?

France 24

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.

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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

France 24

A new Republic: Leftist Mélenchon promises to topple France’s ‘presidential monarchy’

Rising in the polls, the French election’s dark horse Jean-Luc Mélenchon has promised a reboot of the French Republic, vowing to overhaul a presidential regime that he blames for mounting abstention, disillusion and increasingly violent protests.

France 24

Ukraine war puts France’s NATO-sceptic presidential candidates in a tight spot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed world affairs to the forefront of France’s presidential race, upending a campaign in which three of the five leading candidates are staunch critics of the US-led transatlantic alliance.

The Conversation

Will a surprise candidate shake up the French election?

In the history of French presidential elections under the Fifth Republic, no candidate has ever managed to gather more than 50% of the votes in the first round of voting and accede to power without having to get through a second round.

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