The Place de la Concorde, once the site of the guillotine that executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution, is being transformed this week for a very different event:
The Place de la Concorde, once the site of the guillotine that executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution, is being transformed this week for a very different event:
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France’s government debt is set to reach its highest level in almost 50 years, according to figures released by the French Finance Ministry, with the debt-to-GDP ratio expected to rise to 119.3
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The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday following a strike by staff over the removal of female employees during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation, workers and management said, turning a
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Vichy is known today for its thermal waters, cosmetics and distinctive hexagonal mint sweets, but the name remains inseparable from one of the darkest episodes in modern French history. On 10 July
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France recorded more than 7,300 excess deaths during periods of high temperatures this year, as the country endured a record number of heatwave days and temperatures reached levels not previously observed across
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Powerful wildfires intensified across France and Spain on Saturday, forcing authorities to expand evacuation orders affecting more than 300,000 people as emergency services struggled to contain rapidly spreading blazes driven by strong
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on the French Riviera on Thursday for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation between two of Europe’s largest economies, following
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France’s minister for Francophonie, Éléonore Caroit, has defended Paris’s continued role in Africa while warning that Russia is actively engaged in manipulation, disinformation and political interference across parts of the continent, according
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Fresh controversy has erupted around French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron after a French journalist claimed that a widely publicized altercation between the couple was sparked by messages sent
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French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a sharp diplomatic offensive against China’s expanding role in Africa, accusing Beijing of pursuing a “predatory logic” designed to trap nations in economic dependency while presenting
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Macron will outline plans on Monday to leverage France’s nuclear arsenal—including nearly 300 warheads—to provide protection to countries such as Germany, Poland, and Sweden. The announcement comes as European concerns grow over
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Emmanuel Macron signaled Thursday that protecting children from online harms caused by social media and artificial intelligence will be a central focus of France’s upcoming Group of Seven presidency. Speaking at the
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A sharp dispute between Niger and France has intensified, with senior Nigerien officials warning of potential conflict and accusing Paris of attempting to reassert influence over its former colony through control of
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany has begun confidential discussions with France on building a European nuclear deterrent, signaling a historic shift in the continent’s security thinking as leaders confront what they
More French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday delivered a forceful rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring that Europe would not give in to intimidation or “the law of the strongest” amid escalating
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