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Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy

When French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to China in early December for his fourth state visit, the itinerary began with the expected formalities. There was a red carpet reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and high-level talks with President Xi Jinping on trade, technology and Ukraine.

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Fondation Cartier opens vast new home for contemporary art in heart of Paris

The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art has moved to the cultural heart of Paris, opposite the Louvre, where a vast new space designed by French architect Jean Nouvel opens to the public this Saturday.

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Ukraine vs France: World Cup qualifiers – teams, start, lineups

France enter the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup but the number of games players face remains contentious.

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Rodri and Bonmati win Ballon d'Or as Madrid snub Paris gala

Spain effectively annexed the 68th Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on Monday night garnering a clutch of the main prizes as well as providing the controversy in the run-up to the gala at the Theatre de Chatelet in central Paris.

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Macron calls snap election after EU setback: What’s at stake for France?

According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.

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French farmers block major motorways around Paris as dispute escalates

Protesters are demanding better pay and fewer environmental regulations, which they say are impacting their livelihoods.

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Top French court rejects large parts of controversial immigration bill

The court rejected measures that toughen access to social benefits, family reunification, and immigration quotas.

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Mother’s tragic last words with teenage son shot to death by Paris police sparking days of riots

‘He gave me a big kiss and told me he loved me,’ Nahel’s grieving mother says

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‘This is war’: France burns amid angry protests after teenager shot dead by police in Paris suburb

Anthony Cuthbertson reports from Nanterre, where the killing of 17-year-old Nahel has sparked widespread outrage spilling over into nights of violence

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French police officer under investigation over teenager’s killing

Curfew in Calamart aimed at restoring order after unrest erupted over deadly police shooting of a teenager on Tuesday.

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France's Triet becomes third female director to win Cannes' top prize

French director Justine Triet became the third female director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or on Saturday, beating out 20 other films in competition for the top prize.

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After pension reform battle, Macron weakened but unbowed

Hours before France's top judges breathed new life into his widely denounced plans to make people work longer for their state pensions, President Emmanuel Macron was his usual defiant self.

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US Supreme Court refuses transgender athlete ban, French protests continue over retirement age change, Italian artist creates giant Pablo Picasso portrait — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Paris to ban e-scooters from September

Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital's mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said on Monday they hoped to stop the plan.

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Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France's Lake Montbel

Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life.

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Just weeks after her death, Vivienne Westwood’s rule-defying spirit lives on in Paris show

Fashion designer’s widower and collaborator Andreas Kronthaler says new collection is his tribute to her

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Paris lights up Eiffel Tower in colours of Ukraine flag

Paris lit up the Eiffel Tower in the blue-and-yellow colours of the Ukraine flag on Thursday, as Ukraine's allies around the world prepared to mark one-year of the war between Ukraine and Russia.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy and France's Macron to travel to EU summit together

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and French President Emmanuel Macron will travel together to attend a European Union summit later on Thursday, Macron's office said in a statement.

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France's Macron says 2023 will be the year of pension reform

The coming year will be one of much-delayed pension reform, President Emmanuel Macron told the French in a New Year's Eve speech on Saturday.

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Paris shooting suspect has a ‘pathological hatred of foreigners’

The 69-year-old man ‘always wanted to kill migrants or foreigners’, the Paris public prosecutor’s office says.

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Paris shooting suspect expressed 'hatred of foreigners', says prosecutor

A suspect accused of gunning down three Kurdish people in Paris told investigators of his "hatred of foreigners", the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday.

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Kurdish protest over Paris shooting turns violent

Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of their community by a gunman.

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UK prepares for state funeral, final farewell to Queen Elizabeth

The 2,000-strong congregation will include world leaders, royalty, charity representatives and COVID-19 front-liners.

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Queen Elizabeth's coffin starts journey to final resting place

King Charles, his sons William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession behind Queen Elizabeth's coffin through the silent streets of London on Monday, following a state funeral of matchless pageantry at Westminster Abbey.

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From bombs to ballet: Ukraine dancers perform 'Giselle' in London

At the London Coliseum theatre, a cast of Ukrainian dancers rehearse a new production of "Giselle", as Russian-born choreographer and former Bolshoi Ballet director Alexei Ratmansky watches from the sidelines.

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