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Macron to run again: key moments in his 5-year term

French President Emmanuel Macron has formally announced that he will seek a second term in April’s presidential election

The Independent UK

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.

France 24

France activates crisis cell at ASN nuclear watchdog after fire at Ukraine nuclear plant

France has activated the crisis cell at its ASN nuclear watchdog body after an earlier fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, French Energy Minister Barbara Pompili said on Friday.

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France to suspend Covid vaccine pass from 14 March, as situation improves

The Covid vaccine pass needed to access certain venues will be suspended as of Monday 14 March, according to an announcement made by the French Prime Minister on Thursday. Covid masks will only need to be worn in public transport and medical centres from that date.

Radio France Internationale

Global shares tumble after Russian attack on Ukraine nuclear plant – as it happened

IEA head says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the situation at Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, as commodity prices continue to surge and Sainsbury’s renames chicken kiev

The Guardian - UK

French minister Beaune: latest Russian attacks in Ukraine "extremely worrying"

France's European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said the European Union must stand firm as Russian attacks in Ukraine intensify, adding it was too early to assess the consequences of a fire that broke out near the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

Reuters

‘Audiences will be delighted’: major Picasso exhibition set for Melbourne in June

The National Gallery of Victoria’s exclusive show will also feature more than 100 works from Picasso’s contemporaries

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Emmanuel Macron announces bid for second term as France’s president

French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced that he will run for a second term in the presidential election.

Evening Standard

Six Nations clash with Ireland a ‘step up’ for England, says Richard Cockerill

England’s forwards coach says Ireland are a ‘very good side’, although they have been weakened after Leinster prop Andrew Porter was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury

The Guardian - UK

Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

Al Jazeera

The last brilliant Wales U20s team that beat Antoine Dupont's France on way to Grand Slam

They beat a French side studded with future stars

Wales Online

Explainer-What's at stake in France's presidential election campaign

All the main candidates are now on the starting line for France's April presidential election, after Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday that he was running for a second term.

Reuters

Factbox-France's Macron faces far right's matriarch, an 'Iron Lady' and a polemicist

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for second term at the helm of the euro zone's number two economy.

Reuters

Macron to seek 2nd term in France's April presidential vote

French President Emmanuel Macron has formally announced he will run for a second term in April’s presidential election

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Macron launches re-election bid to protect French from 'world's disorders'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for a second term in April's elections, seeking a mandate to steer the euro zone's second-largest economy through the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.

France 24

Spirited, disruptive, impotent? Five years of Macron on the international stage

French President Emmanuel Macron officially announced his re-election bid on Thursday, finally entering a campaign upended by a war he tried – and failed – to avert. FRANCE 24 takes a look at five years of Macron on the international stage.

France 24

Collective response: Is Europe doing its best for Ukraine?

As bells ring out across Europe in support of Ukraine, refugees fleeing the country are now in excess of a million. On the Polish border, women and children part ways with the men who must return and fight against Russian forces. France has welcomed the first Ukrainian refugees with open…

Radio France Internationale

France follows through on sanctions and seizes Russian oil tycoon's superyacht

France said Thursday it had seized a superyacht owned by Russia's oil czar Igor Sechin, following through on threats to target sanctioned oligarchs close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Evening Standard

France scrapping Covid vaccine pass and mask rules

France has announced it is lifting the need for the vaccine pass to enter venues and the requirement to wear face masks indoors.

Manchester Evening News

Putin plans to take 'all of Ukraine', French president claims as he warns 'the worst is still to come'

Russia's president made the the comments while on the phone to France's President Macron

Reuters

French professor drives 1,200 miles to offer his house to Ukrainian refugees

When Russia invaded Ukraine last week French professor Yves Gineste didn't think twice - he set off on a four-day drive to the eastern edge of Slovakia to offer his Perpignan house to refugees.

France 24

Online activism and artistic resistance: Ukraine's musicians speak out

Sheltering in their homes in Kyiv and Baryshivka, Ganna from the Dakh Daughters cabaret troupe and rapper Alyona Alyona speak to us about the cultural sector's role amid the war in Ukraine. The Dakh Daughters' participation in an upcoming theatre production in France is now hanging in the balance; Ganna…

Radio France Internationale

Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna in a coma after being attacked by fellow prisoner

A day after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in Arles prison, southern France, Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna was still in a coma in Marseilles on Thursday morning, in a stable state, one of his lawyers said.

Daily Mirror

Novak Djokovic set for French Open as France scrap Covid vaccine pass rule

World number two Novak Djokovic is currently free to defend his Roland Garros crown after he was banned from participating in the Australian Open

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