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French President Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble puts French democracy on the table
Two neighbouring countries are approaching elections that were called out of the blue. Both have governments that are expected to…
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Far-right dominates European Parliament elections
Far-right parties made significant gains in the European Parliament elections on Sunday, forcing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve his…
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French President Emmanuel Macron calls early elections after defeat
France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday dissolved his government and called a snap parliamentary election after Marine Le Pen’s far-right…
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French President Emmanuel Macron heads to riot-hit New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Pacific island of New Caledonia late on Tuesday, his office said, just…
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French President Emmanuel Macron discusses MidEast crisis with Israel’s Netanyahu
French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls on Monday with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…
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France prepared Olympic Games opening ceremony
French President Emmanuel Macron says his country is prepared to move the opening ceremony of next year’s Olympic Games in…
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French President Emmanuel Macron to fly to Israel to push for humanitarian truce, proposals
French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Israel on Tuesday at a delicate juncture of its conflict with Hamas, coming…
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French President Emmanuel Macron suggests fines for parents of children caught rioting
French President Emmanuel Macron raised the idea of handing out quick-fire fines to the parents of children caught committing vandalism…
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Hundreds arrested as France rocked by new protests over police killing
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night…
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Emmanuel Macron makes first French presidential visit to Mongolia
Emmanuel Macron on Sunday made a brief but symbolic visit to Mongolia, the first by a French president to the…
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France’s Macron faces Labour Day protests
France’s President Emmanuel Macron faces more nationwide protests on Monday as he seeks to steer the country on from a…
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French President Emmanuel Macron warns about Le Pen and regrets pensions campaign
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he…
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Macron says Europe should not follow US or Chinese policy over Taiwan
French President Emmanuel Macron said in comments published on Sunday that Europe had no interest in an acceleration of the…
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French pension protesters target Paris restaurant favoured by Macron
Clashes erupted in Paris next to a Left Bank brasserie favoured by French President Emmanuel Macron during a day of…
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President Emmanuel Macron stands firm on pension bill as protests escalate
France’s new law raising the pension age is necessary and will come into force later this year, President Emmanuel Macron…
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Some Congolese protest and question point of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit
Shouting through megaphones, a dozen Congolese anti-French protesters waylaid commuters on a busy road in the capital Kinshasa and passed…
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King Charles thanks public ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
Britain’s King Charles III said Sunday he had been “moved beyond measure” by the outpouring of public sympathy following the…
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President Emmanuel Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes
Voting was underway in France on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the…
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French President Emmanuel Macron seeks bigger military budget in war economy
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a boost to defence budgets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying France…
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Emmanuel Macron is sworn-in for second term as French President
Emmanuel Macron sworn-in for a second term as president on Saturday. In a country where presidents rarely get re-elected, Macron…
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French President Emmanuel Macron beats Le Pen to win second term
French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term tonight as he beat off his far-Right rival Marine Le…
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Report: Ramaphosa listed as target for phone surveillance
It’s now emerged that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone was on a list of targets for potential surveillance in the Pegasus…
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Emmanuel Macron backs SA’s battle to have Africa manufacture COVID vaccines
French President Emmanuel Macron has thrown his weight behind South Africa’s battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a…
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President Ramaphosa warns of vaccine apartheid
President Cyril Ramaphosa has again warned of ‘vaccine apartheid’, where rich countries are hogging the COVID-19 vaccine. He says it…
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President Ramaphosa on R150 million Digital Vibes deal
President Cyril Ramaphosa is mum on the controversial multi-million communications contract awarded to Digital Vibes. This as calls are mounting…
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SA looks forward to producing vaccines, says Zweli Mkhize
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africa is looking forward to producing its own vaccines. Mkhize says the French and…
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Emmanuel Macron’s first state visit to South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are meeting in Pretoria on Friday. Ramaphosa and Macron are set…
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French President Emmanuel Macron begs Rwanda for forgiveness
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Rwandans to forgive France for its role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which…
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President Ramaphosa in Paris for bilateral talks
President Cyril Ramaphosa is attending a summit on the financing of African economies in Paris. He’ll hold bilateral meetings with…
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No regrets at refusing new virus lockdown – French President Emmanuel Macron
France’s president says he has nothing to be sorry about for refusing to impose a third virus lockdown earlier this…
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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said. He would now self-isolate for the next week.…
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