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France, Germany urge more action on climate after Trump quits
Donald Trump, who doubts climate change is primarily caused by man-made emissions, said in June that he would pull out of the Paris Agreement and promote the coal and fossil fuel industries.
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France pays tribute to Paris dead two years on
Flowers were laid and victims’ names read out at otherwise silent homage ceremonies in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron at the six sites struck on 13 November 2015 in attacks
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As France emergency rule ends, Macron defends new anti-terrorism law
The law gives the police greater powers to search properties, conduct electronic eavesdropping and shut down mosques suspected of preaching hatred than they had prior to the state of emergency.
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Majority of people in France now dissatisfied with Macron – poll
Forty percent expressed satisfaction with the centrist leader - down 14 points from July.
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Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign – sources
Facebook said in April it had taken action against fake accounts that were spreading misinformation about the French election.
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French President Macron's popularity rating drops
The poll, published in the 'Journal du Dimanche' newspaper, said 54% of people in France were satisfied with Macron in July, compared with 64% in June.
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France’s Macron shares Israel’s concerns about Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Tensions have risen between Hezbollah and its longtime foe Israel since Donald Trump became US president with his tough talk against Iran.
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Australian foreign minister criticizes Trump's remark to French first lady
The criticism follows an acrimonious January telephone call between Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull when Trump hung earlier than the scheduled hour.
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Smiles replace grimaces as Macron welcomes Trump to Paris
Trump comes to France beset by allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
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France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018 after Macron overrules PM
The president's intervention comes just days after PM Edouard Philippe had suggested the cuts would be postponed into 2019 as France struggles to contain its public deficit.
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France and Africans must eradicate 'terrorists, thugs, murderers' - Macron
Islamist militant groups, some with links to al-Qaeda, seized control of Mali’s desert north in 2012.
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Macron wins strong parliamentary majority, according to estimates
Official figures with 90 seats still left to be decided showed LREM had already won its majority.
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France’s Macron says EU door remains open to UK
On Tuesday, May and Macron also said they had agreed on an action plan on counter-terrorism.
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Britain, France to join forces to combat online extremism – May
Britain and France will join forces to press companies to do more to tackle online extremism, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday.
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Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority
With 90% of voters accounted for, Macron’s Republic on the Move (LREM) and Modem allies had won 31.9% support, Interior Ministry results showed.
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Macron aims to consolidate power as French elect MPs in low numbers
The vote to elect the lower house's 577 members comes a month after Emmanuel Macron defied the odds to win the presidency.
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Amid Trump climate turmoil, France to push stability in India talks
Narendra Modi’s arrival in Paris comes after US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
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[OPINION] France & Africa: Macron’s rhetoric shouldn’t be confused with reality
For the past six decades, the French government's policy on Africa has been faithful to its neo-colonial roots. Will Macron's government be any different?
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Macron meets with Syrian opposition shortly after hosting Assad ally Putin
Macron's electoral victory has offered an opportunity for Paris to examine its policy on Syria as the previous administration's stance was considered too intransigent.
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Macron meets Russia's Putin near Paris, promising tough talks
Emmanuel Macron has said dialogue with Russia is vital in tackling a number of international disputes.
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New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting
Macron will use an exhibition on Russian Tsar Peter the Great at the former royal palace to try to get Franco-Russian relations off to a new start.
