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As Elections Loom In France, Emmanuel Macron Warns Of Civil War

June 24, 2024 admin

Emmanuel Macron said that far-right and left-wing parties are risking bringing “civil war” to France. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown on Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition – front runners in the parliamentary election- risked bringing “civil war” to…

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France could see poll-related violence: Interior Minister

June 24, 2024 admin

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin poses in his office in Paris. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP France could see civil unrest and violence that is related to the elections, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday, June 24, 2024, as campaigning enters its last week before the first round of voting. Also read: France’s…

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In Berlin for state visit, Macron makes plea to defend democracy

May 26, 2024 admin

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with his wife Elke Budenbender and French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte Macron speak with people as they visit the Democracy Festival to mark 75 years of the German Basic Law and 35 years of the peaceful revolution, in Berlin, Germany, May 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Emmanuel…

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In riot-hit New Caledonia, French President Macron says the priority is a return to calm

May 23, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. Photo: Via Reuters President Emmanuel Macron pushed on May 23 for a lifting of protesters’ barricades in riot-hit New Caledonia and pledged that reinforced police forces battling deadly unrest on the French Pacific archipelago…

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Macron Vows To Restore Calm In Riot-Hit France “As Quickly As Possible”

May 23, 2024 admin

Noumea: President Emmanuel Macron landed in France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, vowing to restore calm “as quickly as possible” after separatist unrest that has left six people dead and hundreds injured. Macron arrived in the capital Noumea to meet political and business leaders on a high-stakes mission to end more than a…

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

May 7, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his wife Peng Liyuan watch folklore dancers at the Tourmalet pass, in the Pyrenees moutains, as part of his two-day state visit to France, on May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday hosting Chinese leader…

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China’s Xi visits Pyrenees mountains, in a personal gesture by France’s Macron

May 7, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the troops, on May 7, 2024 at the Tarbes airport, southwestern France. | Photo Credit: AP France’s President is hosting China’s Leader at a remote mountain pass in the Pyrenees on May 7 for private meetings after a high-stakes state visit in Paris dominated by…

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Russia Ukraine war | Macron doesn’t rule out troops for Ukraine if Russia breaks front lines

May 2, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference. File | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the issue would “legitimately” arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist published on…

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Macron denounces ‘threatening’ remarks from Russia after rare phone talks

April 4, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron. | Photo Credit: REUTERS President Emmanuel Macron on April 4 denounced as “bizarre and threatening” Russia’s tone following rare phone talks between the Defence Ministers of France and Russia, their first contact since 2022. On April 3, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu reached out to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, saying…

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“Diplomatic Visit Or Wedding Pics”? Photos Of 2 World Leaders Go Viral

March 28, 2024 admin

Rio De Janiero: Wedding photos or a diplomatic visit? The apparent “bromance” between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has set social media fans alight. During his three-day visit to Brazil, 46-year-old Macron was pictured smiling and warmly embracing Lula, 78, during a trip to the Amazonian rainforest….

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