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“I was absolutely unaware of Mr Durov’s arrival in France,” Emmanuel Macron said. French President Emmanuel Macron was not aware of Telegram owner Pavel Durov’s arrival in France on Saturday and had not been scheduled to meet him, he told a news conference on Thursday during a two-day visit in Serbia. “I was absolutely unaware…
Pavel Durov, 39, holds a French passport in addition to his Russian nationality. Paris: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denied any political link to the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov as the tech tycoon spent a second day in French custody following his surprise arrest at a Paris airport. Numerous questions have been raised…
The grand state banquet held at the Palace of Versailles was attended by over 150 people An extravagant feast for King Charles has cost the French government a whopping $500,000 million (Rs 4 crore), an audit report has found. President Emmanuel Macron’s office planned a lavish spread during the monarch’s visit in September last year….
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In a development that has stunned most political observers, the New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, or NFP), a leftwing coalition, has won the most number of seats in France’s legislative elections that concluded on July 7. It secured 182 seats, defeating both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble (168), and the far-right National Rally…
After a shock defeat in France’s legislative elections, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) will double down on weeding out problematic candidates to counter successful efforts by mainstream parties to block the far right from power. Polls had suggested the RN would secure the most seats in the snap two-round election, which French President Emmanuel…
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Macron said that France will continue to support Ukraine “as long as necessary.” Washington: US President Joe Biden was “in charge” and on top of matters at a NATO summit with fellow leaders in Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. “I was able to talk with President Biden at length yesterday at dinner,” Macron…
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File picture of CGT union secretary general Sophie Binet. File | Photo Credit: AP With just 15 days before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, a leader of a major French union on July 11 called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and…
A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. | Photo Credit: AP French parties sought to project strength and gather…
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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron. | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanual Macron refused the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister, asking him on July 8 to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo. French voters split the legislature…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron takes a selfie photograph with supporters after casting his vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP President Emmanuel Macron on July 8 was to start efforts to extract France from its most…