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Macron warns Israel over any Rafah forced population transfer

March 25, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute “a war crime”. In a telephone call between the two leaders, Mr. Macron also “strongly condemned” Israel’s announcement Friday…

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‘Ground operations in Kyiv are possible at some point’

March 18, 2024 admin

(from left) Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk at a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 15. | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published on March 16 evening that Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point”, days after meeting with German…

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France’s Macron announces Bill for assisted dying

March 11, 2024 admin

France’s President Emmanuel Macron said a Bill on assisted dying would go before parliament in May, speaking in an interview published by French media on March 10, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron will present a Bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview…

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Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is ‘not unthinkable’

March 9, 2024 admin

A file photo of Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski | Photo Credit: AP Poland’s Foreign Minister says the presence of NATO forces “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French President for not ruling out that idea. Radek Sikorski made the observation during a discussion marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO…

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Emmanuel Macron Pledges To Make Abortion A Basic Right In Europe

March 8, 2024 admin

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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France and Moldova to sign defence deal as Russia watches on

March 6, 2024 admin

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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French President Emmanuel Macron Urges Ukraine’s Allies Not To Be “Cowards” To Fight Against Russia

March 5, 2024 admin

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…

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

March 4, 2024 admin

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…

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UK PM Rishi Sunak, France’s Emmanuel Macron Stress Need For Urgent Humanitarian Aid In Gaza

October 29, 2023 admin

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…

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Macron says France stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Israel

October 24, 2023 admin

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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