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France backs tough anti-terrorism bill after wave of attacks
The new legislation would see many of those emergency powers enshrined in law, with limited oversight from the judiciary.
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Hurricane Irma kills 5 as it sweeps through island of Saint Martin
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Thursday said four bodies had been recovered on the French side of the island, revising down an earlier death toll.
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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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France, Germany tighten defence cooperation in Africa’s Sahel
France has said it has no plans to withdraw them, a stance reiterated by Parly in Niamey.
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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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France to become one of priciest countries in Europe for smokers
At present, a packet of 20 cigarettes costs roughly €7 in France, well below the roughly €10 charged in Britain and Ireland.
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Man tries to drive car into crowd in front of French mosque
The man’s motives were unclear, and he had not succeeded in reaching the crowd because of barriers in front of the mosque, police said in a statement.
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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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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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France confirms death of second citizen in London Bridge attack
The foreign ministry said in a statement that a third French national was still missing and that four were gravely injured.
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France urges UN backing of West Africa force to tackle terrorism, trafficking
The vast, arid zone has in recent years become a breeding ground for jihadist groups - some linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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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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France says soldiers killed 20 Islamists in Mali
A ministry statement said the army deployed warplanes and attack helicopters in the operation last Tuesday.
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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.
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France’s Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen
Sunday’s outcome is a huge defeat for the two centre-right and centre-left groupings that have dominated French politics for 60 years.
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Euro is a ‘knife in the ribs’ of the French says Le Pen
A government under Le Pen’s presidency would take France out of the euro zone and bring back a national currency.
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French presidential candidate Fillon suffers new setback as wife investigated
British-born Penelope Fillon will be investigated on suspicion of complicity in misappropriating public funds and several related offences.
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France’s Le Pen says the EU ‘will die’, globalists to be defeated
Opinion polls forecast that Le Pen will do well in the 23 April first round of the presidential election only to lose the 7 May run-off to Macron.
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Fillon accuses French president of involvement in plot against him
The conservative Fillon stepped up his allegations that he is a victim of a plot by launching a direct attack on the Socialist president.
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French minister quits over scandal as Macron’s presidency bid gathers pace
Voters rated Macron as the strongest performer of the five leading candidates who took part in the first debate of the election campaign.
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French parliament dismisses impeachment call against Hollande
A cross-party steering committee voted 13 to eight in favour of halting the impeachment call in its tracks.
