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Abortion has been legal in France since 1975. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would not rest until the right to abortion, now protected by the French constitution in a world first, was guaranteed in the EU’s rights charter and around the globe. Macron spoke as hot wax was sealed to a…
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A file photo of France’s President Emmanuel Macron | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron and Moldovan leader Maia Sandu will sign a defence co-operation agreement in Paris on Thursday, his office said, as tensions mount between Chisinau and pro-Russian separatists. Their meeting in the French capital will take place after pro-Russian officials in…
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Paris has so far tended to funnel defence spending into its domestic industry. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Ukraine’s allies not to be “cowards” in supporting the country to fight off the Russian invasion. He added that he “fully stood behind” controversial remarks made last week not ruling out the deployment of…
French lawmakers on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in…
The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed. London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday underlined the importance of shipping urgent humanitarian support into war-torn Gaza, the UK government said. They spoke by telephone following the expansion of Israel’s military operation…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron before their talks in Jerusalem, on October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on October 24 not to leave Israel isolated in its fight against Islamist militants, but warned against the risks of a regional conflict as he arrived…
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Emmanuel Macron visit comes more than two weeks after Hamas stormed into Israel from Gaza strip. Tel Aviv, Israel: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to an AFP journalist. His visit…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his wife Britta Ernst welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the airport for a joint cabinet meeting of the German and French Government in Hamburg , Germany, on October 09, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host France’s President Emmanuel Macron…
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President Emmanuel Macron said France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. File | Photo Credit: AP President Emmanuel Macron announced on September 24 that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador…
President Emmanuel Macron said the ambassador and diplomatic members are eating military rations (File) Paris: France’s ambassador in Niger is being held hostage at the French embassy by the military junta which has seized power in the West African nation, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. “As we speak, we have an ambassador and diplomatic…