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Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Mediterranean

March 3, 2026 admin

Mr. Macron said that action needed to ‌be taken with the Straits of ‌Hormuz ⁠closed and the Suez Canal and Red ⁠Sea shipping routes threatened by the widening conflict. File | Photo Credit: AP President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) said France was sending its ‌aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean…

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France, Germany, U.K. ready to take ‘defensive action’ against Iran

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Israeli anti-air defence system interceptor flies through the sky, after missiles were launched towards Israel from Iran, following strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on March 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters France, Germany and the U.K. said on Sunday (March 1, 2026) they were ready to defend…

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Watch: France’s National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

January 28, 2026 admin

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France’s parliament approves Emergency Bill to prevent U.S.-style government shutdown

December 24, 2025 admin

French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France’s fractured parliament approved an Emergency Bill on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) designed to prevent a U.S.-style government shutdown next week, after negotiations on a 2026 budget collapsed. With just days left before the new year, France…

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French Prime Minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election

October 14, 2025 admin

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures as he speaks during a debate following his first general policy speech in front of the parliament and the new government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will propose the suspension of a contested plan…

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French PM Lecornu says new government must reflect parliamentary reality

October 11, 2025 admin

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to journalists after a visit to a police station in L’Hay-les-Roses, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on October 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The next French government will have to reflect the composition of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Saturday (October 11, 2025)…

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Watch: Sébastien Lecornu resigns as PM: what next for France and Emmanuel Macron?

October 7, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned — just hours after unveiling his cabinet — making his government the shortest-lived government in modern French history. The resignation came only days before the government was set to present its 2026 budget bill to parliament. What options does President Macron have? Source link

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French Foreign Minister visits Greenland in show of support for the Arctic territory

August 31, 2025 admin

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot insisted that Greenland “is not for sale,” and criticized the U.S. for its intentions to take control of the strategic Arctic territory during a visit Sunday to its capital, Nuuk. Mr. Barrot spoke in a news…

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U.S. Envoy criticises France’s lack of action over anti-semitism

August 25, 2025 admin

Charles Kushner. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Ambassador to Paris has upped the pressure on President Emmanuel Macron over anti-semitism in France with a letter calling the government’s action on anti-Jewish hatred insufficient, days after similar criticism from Israel. U.S. envoy Charles Kushner’s letter to Mr. Macron was dated August 25, which he…

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