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Macron calls for ban on Russian oil and coal after Bucha killings

French president says targeting the oil and coal industries would be ‘particularly’ painful for sanctions-hit Russia.

Al Jazeera

France heads for tight Macron-Le Pen election duel on April 24 -polls

France faces a repeat of the 2017 election showdown between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen with Macron still favoured but in a much tighter race, opinion polls show ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia Faces Global Outrage over Bodies in Ukraine’s Streets

Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range. The images of battered bodies out in the open…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine news – live: Zelensky calls Putin’s troops ‘butchers’ as Russia denies Bucha killings

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims ‘fake attack’ is a ‘security threat’

The Independent UK

Chilling Ukraine satellite images show mass graves in Bucha after civilian slaughter

Pictures show the grave site with an approximately 45-foot long trench in the southwestern section of the area near the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints in Bucha

Daily Mirror

Macron and Le Pen battle over pensions as French election race tightens

With France's presidential race tightening ahead of Sunday's first round vote, favourites President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen battled over pension reform in broadcast interviews on Monday.

Reuters

French President Macron: new sanctions on Russia needed after killings in Ukraine's Bucha

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that more sanctions on Russia were needed after Ukraine accused Russian forces of the killings of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.

Reuters

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The rise and rise of France’s far-right Marine Le Pen

National Rally leader is closing gap on Emmanuel Macron in polls for this month’s presidential election

The Guardian - UK

Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

The Conversation

Islamophobia on the rise as French presidential election nears

Muslims have increasingly been portrayed as a threat to French society under Macron’s presidency, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Russia 'must answer for crimes' in Ukraine says French president

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the "unbearable" images of murdered civilians in the Ukrainian commuter town of Bucha, near Kyiv, and said Russian authorities "must answer for these crimes".

Radio France Internationale

Macron seeks to fire up voters, coax leftists onside amid far-right challenge

Just weeks ago, Emmanuel Macron's chances of not running away with the French presidential election looked about as likely as April snow in Paris. And yet wintry winds blew anew on Saturday as Macron finally hosted his first – and only – re-election campaign rally. With eight days to go…

France 24

France condemns 'massive abuses' committed by Russian forces in Ukraine

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday condemned what he called the "massive abuses" committed by Russian forces" in Ukraine in recent weeks.

Reuters

French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Softens Image for Election

French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image to broaden her appeal in next week’s presidential election — but is under threat from a provocative rival who has broken her monopoly as the watchdog of the country’s identity that they claim is under threat. For…

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The Independent UK

French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election

French nationalist Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image as she tries to unseat centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming election, taking place in two rounds on April 10 and 24

The Guardian - UK

Will western leaders cut and run as the costs of the Ukraine war mount?

The longer the war goes on, the more the early anti-Putin momentum could be stalled by political stresses, an energy crisis and the huge bill for aid

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the French election and rightwing populism

Emmanuel Macron is expected to win but voter support for Marine Le Pen shows the threat of the far right must be tackled

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns against Brexit-like upset at giant campaign rally in Paris

Emmanuel Macron promised more "progress" and "solidarity" over the next five years at his first, and only, big meeting on Saturday in his race for reelection. He also waved the spectre of a Brexit-like debacle to rally dispirited voters.

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Macron warns of dangers of extremism at election rally as French polls tighten

French President Emmanuel Macron called on tens of thousands of cheering but increasingly nervous supporters to help him win the "battle between progress and turning back" at his first campaign rally just a week before the first round of the 2022 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

Macron hits back on consultant controversy at campaign rally

French President Emmanuel Macron used a campaign rally to try to get past a controversy over the use of private consultants by his government, as far-right rival Marine Le Pen gains in polls a week before voting.

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron’s novices rally to hear how their elusive leader plans to win a second term

The French president’s supporters welcomed his late arrival on the campaign trail at an event on Saturday in Paris’s business district

Reuters

Macron warns against Brexit-like election upset at mass campaign rally

French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the risk of a Brexit-style election upset in his only campaign rally before the first round of the presidential election, in a bid to convince dispirited voters and re-energise a lacklustre campaign.

The Guardian - UK

Lower inflation, better jobs … in France la vie est belle

Emmanuel Macron’s reforms have seen the country pull ahead of the UK on most economic measures

The Independent UK

Macron's re-election push troubled by 'McKinsey Affair'

French President Emmanuel Macron is holding his first big rally Saturday in his race for re-election

Radio France Internationale

Fears for 'forgotten refugees' as France embraces displaced Ukrainians

Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion of their country are being greeted with open arms in France – provided with food and water, help with paperwork, and offers of housing. However aid groups, who welcome the support for Ukrainians, worry that refugees from other countries are being forgotten.

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