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French elections: ‘Power will shift from the presidential palace to the National Assembly and the Senate’

The second round of French parliamentary elections on 7 July 2024 was a tense affair. Against all expectations, the left/progressive New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, NFP) won with 182 seats, followed by Macron’s party with 168 seats, and in third place, the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN) with…

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Macron camp divided as far-right National Rally takes one step closer to power in Paris

Rival French parties scramble to build anti-far-right front amid political turmoil

The Independent UK

Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars

Latest attacks come as Israeli officials ratchet up calls for expansion of fighting along Israel-Lebanon border.

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France Announces 'Record' Foreign Investments Worth 15 Bn Euros

The announcement came as Macron kicked off a day of meetings with foreign business leaders at the Chateau de Versailles, called "Choose France".

International Business Times

Spy vs Spy: India’s year of diplomacy, from US to Canada to Qatar

2023 will go down as the year when the US-India relationship was hailed for scaling “unprecedented heights”.

Newslaundry

Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened

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How the death of Nahel M. inflamed an already embattled France

The events that have shaken France since the June 27 death of young Nahel M., shot by the police during a traffic stop, come during the “100 days” of appeasement announced on April 17 by President Emmanual Macron after his government forced through his controversial pension-reform law.

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Who is Marlène Schiappa? French minister to appear on Playboy

The minister will appear in the 8 April issue of Playboy

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French minister Marlène Schiappa to appear on Playboy front cover

Marlene Schiappa’s appearance in Playboy has prompted criticism in France

The Independent UK

French minister Marlene Schiappa to appear on Playboy front cover

Marlene Schiappa’s appearance in Playboy has prompted criticism in France

The Independent UK

The challenge of enshrining abortion rights in the French constitution

During a speech given on International Woman’s Day, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision to put forward a bill enshrining abortion rights in the country's constitution. Despite being lauded by women’s rights groups, changing the constitution may be more difficult than it appears.

France 24

Nationwide day of strikes and protests in France over Macron’s pension reform

French unions across the country have warned of mass protests as the country erupts over the government’s reform of the pension system.

Evening Standard

Putin open to talks with the West over Ukraine, says Kremlin

Mr Biden and Mr Putin have had no direct communication since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan Kishida calls for French cooperation on free, open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told French President Emmanual Macron on Tuesday that Tokyo hopes to strengthen cooperation with France toward achieving a "free and open Indo-Pacific."

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Who is Emmanuel Macron? Cracking the riddle of France’s divisive president

France’s June parliamentary elections dealt a heavy blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his place in France’s political arena. Holding an outright legislative majority in 2017, with 345 of 577 seats, his parliamentary group shrunk to 245 – a drop of 100 seats. That left him 34 short of the…

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Appointment of Pap Ndiaye as education minister highlights ‘woke’ debate in France

After French president Emmanual Macron won reelection on 24 April, one of his surprise appointments to the new government was historian Pap Ndiaye as minister of education. The choice of a relative newcomer to politics, who presents himself as both a “symbol of diversity” and “a pure product of republican meritocracy,”…

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