The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Abortion rights will be in French constitution next year, Macron vows

President promises by next year the constitutional right to choose ‘will become irreversible’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Macron vows to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution in 2024

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution by next year.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Russian losses in recent offensive around Avdiivka ‘likely to be worst of 2023’

UK Ministry of Defence says Russian offensive, which started earlier this month, is leading to large numbers of casualties

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2023

Live updates | Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms

The Israeli military says its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, hitting several militant targets as a wider ground incursion looms after more than two weeks of heavy air raids

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

EU summit calls for 'humanitarian corridors and pauses' in Gaza

EU leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday to call for the establishment of "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to get urgently-needed aid into Gaza. The news came after Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the…

France 24 · Oct 26, 2023

Middle East conflict stirs up French domestic tensions

The flare-up in the Middle East sparked by the Hamas attack on Israel is rekindling deep tensions in France.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2023

Calls grow in Europe for wealth tax to finance the green transition

Slowly but surely, calls for a wealth tax to finance the green transition are picking up in Europe, with a number of initiatives from different political movements put the issue (back) on the political agenda.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023

France to send naval 'support' for Gaza hospitals, following crisis talks in Egypt

French President Emmanuel Macron was in Cairo this Wednesday for talks on the Israel-Hamas conflict with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where humanitarian relief and medical support for the Gaza strip topped the agenda.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2023

Macron continues diplomatic drive in Jordan, Egypt as relief operations collapse in Gaza

French president Emmanuel Macron is due in Egypt, after holding talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman. This, as the United Nations says that it will stop releif work in Gaza by the end of the day due to lack of fuel.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2023

Freed Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz's comments stoke controversy

IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, October 25: We take a look at French President Emmanuel Macron's unexpected and controversial proposal to mount an international coalition against Hamas. We also see why comments by freed Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz have sparked debate in the Israeli press. Meanwhile, the war in Gaza…

France 24 · Oct 25, 2023