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France orders crisis task force over 'historic' drought
Water restrictions have already been ordered in nearly all of France's 96 mainland departments, with 62 at the highest alert level, and the Meteo-France weather...
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Mali hits out at Macron over 'neocolonial' attitude
France is reconfiguring its posture in the Sahel after falling out with the military junta in Mali, the epicentre of a bloody 10-year-old jihadist campaign in the region.
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Britain, France brace for temperature records as Europe fires rage
Scientists blame climate change and predict more frequent and intense episodes of extreme weather such as heatwaves and drought.
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Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
Firefighters in France, Portugal and Spain, as well as Greece, battled forest blazes that have ravaged thousands of hectares of land and killed several firefighters since the start of the week.
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French PM survives no-confidence motion in parliament
The motion, which would have needed 289 yes-votes to pass, was backed by just 146 of the National Assembly's 577 deputies after close to three hours of debate.
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Judge drops rape probe against France's interior minister
"The justice system has said for the fourth time in five years that Mr Darmanin has not committed any punishable act," Mathias Chichportich and Pierre-Olivier Sur said.
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Macron loses parliament majority in stunning setback
The result from Sunday's second round poll threw French politics into turmoil, raising the prospect of a paralysed legislature or messy coalitions with Macron forced to reach out to new allies.
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Macron's majority in doubt after first-round of parliament vote
Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the leftwing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with both scoring around 25%-26% of the popular vote.
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Meta to launch 'metaverse academy' in France
Seen as the internet's next great technological development, the metaverse refers to an immersive digital world that aims to recreate real life via augmented or virtual reality and take the web from 2D to 3D.
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French sports minister blames Liverpool over final chaos
The French government has faced a barrage of criticism from press and politicians in the UK over police handling of the match on Saturday, which saw thousands of Liverpool fans with tickets struggling to enter.
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Macron to shuffle government ahead of French parliamentary polls
The 44-year-old head of state, re-elected in late April, named former labour minister Elizabeth Borne as prime minister on Monday, making her the first woman to fill the role in more than 30 years.
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France puts ex-top Rwanda official on trial for genocide
The case of Laurent Bucyibaruta is the fourth from the Rwandan genocide to come to court in France, which had long been under pressure from activists to act against suspected perpetrators who had taken refuge on French soil.
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Internet outages in French cities after cable 'attacks': operator
In a message on Twitter, the company referred to "multiple malicious acts" targeting its cables which led to outages and slow connections for many clients.
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Macron seeks to heal French divisions after re-election
Centrist Macron won 58.54% of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with 41.46 for Le Pen, according to final results from the interior ministry.
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World leaders welcome Macron's French election win
Here are some of the main reactions:
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French prosecutors issue international arrest warrant for Ghosn
The allegations involve misuse of company assets, money laundering and corruption.
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Brazil's leftist ex-president Lula supports Macron in French vote
Lula said he now believes Macron 'is the one who best embodies democratic and humanist values' against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in Sunday's run-off.
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Macron, Le Pen in final push for votes after fiery debate
The televised debate on Wednesday evening - a pivotal moment ahead of Sunday's run-off vote - was marked by a highly aggressive performance by Macron, who lost no opportunity to attack his opponent throughout the marathon three-hour session.
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French government to resign if Macron wins: PM
Emmanuel Macron is facing a close race in the run-off on Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen, with analysts warning that low turnout could prove a wildcard even though most polls show Macron in the lead.
