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Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election

As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on April 24 promising to tackle high inflation, an analysis of first-round voting data shows the far-right challenger with an edge in low-income areas hardest hit by soaring costs.

Reuters

France’s Macron Faces Angry Voters as He Fights for 2nd Term

Facing a tougher-than expected fight for reelection, French President Emmanuel Macron has hit the campaign trail at last - and it isn't always proving welcoming. But he's not shying away from angry voters, instead engaging in lively, sometimes confrontational debates.

Asharq Al-Awsat

French textile artist Isabelle Moulin wants globalization of Indian silk

Author of best-selling ‘Impressions Indiennes’ and silk expert, Isabelle Moulin is on a trip to India, to promote bilateral cooperation between India and France with reference to design and textile and she's going all out to emphasise on silk and Murshidabad's silk heritage.

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Marine Le Pen: can the right-wing ‘wolf’ really pull off a moderate rebrand?

She’s closing in on the French president, with insiders saying this month’s election could be her third time lucky. From her traumatic upbringing to her complicated relationship with her father, Katie Strick charts the rise of the right-wing candidate known as MLP

Evening Standard

Two friends killed after plane crashes into English Channel - and bodies still missing

Lee Rogers and Brian Statham took off from Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon, on April 2, heading for Le Touquet, France, when they crashed into the English Channel

Daily Mirror

France retains artworks from Russian Morozov collection due to Ukraine crisis

The Russian Morozov collection drew over one million visitors during its 6 month display at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris. However, this remarkable feat has been overshadowed the French culture ministry’s decision to retain two of the works due to the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron faces angry voters as he fights for 2nd term

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a tougher-than expected fight for reelection

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French court jails Chilean 28 years for murder of Japanese ex-girlfriend

A French court on Tuesday sentenced Nicolas Zepeda, a Chilean man, to 28 years in jail for murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016 in eastern France, after a high-profile investigation spanning three continents.

Radio France Internationale

How Zemmour’s storm in a teacup hijacked French campaign – and helped Le Pen

After dominating the airwaves in the early stages of the campaign, France’s extreme-right candidate Éric Zemmour saw his presidential run falter in the home stretch. His lowly 7.1 percent tally in Sunday's first round shut him out of the April 24 run-off. But his outsized influence on the campaign could…

France 24

Analysis-Eyeing win, inflation debate gives Le Pen chance to lay Russia ghosts to rest

In a rural town south of Paris, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a simple message to local farmers: Russia's war in Ukraine means the price of feed, fertiliser and staple goods will keep rising unless the French government acts.

Reuters

Africans not surprised by Macron, Le Pen run-off

Most Africans living in France and on the continent are not surprised by the results of the first round of the French presidential elections. A good many hold no illusions of radical change in French foreign policy towards Africa.

Radio France Internationale

What might a Le Pen presidency mean for the future of the European Union?

As it became clear on Sunday evening that Marine Le Pen will face incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of France's presidential election, the European Union and NATO are coming to terms with the possibility of a Euroskeptic leader in the Elysée Palace - one who has been a…

Radio France Internationale

France expels six suspected Russian spies

France is expelling six Russians suspected of working as spies under diplomatic cover after the French intelligence services uncovered a clandestine operation on its territory, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

France’s ex-president Sarkozy endorses Macron in election battle against Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron has ‘necessary experience as we face deep international crisis’, says Nicolas Sarkozy

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Macron softens on controversial pension reform as he heads into tight run-off

Facing a tight run-off against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen on April 24, French President Emmanuel Macron softened his stance Monday on overhauling the pension system and raising the retirement age – reform proposals that sparked mass protests during his first term.

Reuters

Former conservative President Sarkozy endorses Macron in presidential race

Former conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday endorsed Emmanuel Macron ahead of the second round in France's presidential election, in a move that may complicate Macron's charm offensive with left-wing voters.

Reuters

Poll shows gap between Le Pen, Macron as turnout is seen at historic low

(Corrects headline to show turnout, not abstention, is seen at historic low)

The Independent UK

Potential far-right victory for Le Pen in France’s election race viewed as a threat to the EU

Victory for Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election would have immense repercussions for the bloc

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Mystery as British skier, 27, found dead and alone in France after visiting bar

The British skier, identified locally as Patrick F, was found unconscious at the side of the road last month in Flaine, France, with investigators now releasing an image of the man

France 24

France's former president Sarkozy endorses Macron, touting 'experience'

France's conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy threw his support behind Emmanuel Macron in his bid for reelection on Tuesday, touting Macron's experience in the face of the "grave international crisis" in Ukraine. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, for her part, said she had no plans to pull France out of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Le Pen Says She Has No 'Secret Agenda' to Exit EU

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Tuesday said she had no "secret agenda" for France to leave the European Union, even if her attempts to reform the bloc fail. "I don't have a secret agenda," Le Pen told France Inter radio. "I think a large majority of French…

Bristol Post

Bristol weather: Warm front set to blow in from France in time for Easter weekend

But there's a chance the west may see some 'thundery bursts'

Daily Record

Scotland to bake in 17C heat in Easter weekend weather forecast as temperatures soar

The Met Office says that the uptick in conditions is thanks to warmer air being drawn up from France.

Radio France Internationale

France sends forensic doctors to Ukraine to probe Russia's 'war crimes'

French police officers and forensic doctors arrived in Ukraine Monday to help investigate alleged Russian war crimes after hundreds of civilian bodies were discovered in towns around Kyiv.

The Independent UK

France sends police and forensic experts to Ukraine to capture evidence of Russian war crimes

Team includes two forensic doctors and 15 gendarmes, which is a unit of the French army

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