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:
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have expanded their libel case against American conservative commentator Candace Owens, accusing her of intensifying false claims about the first lady’s gender in order
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Bernard Arnault, the billionaire head of luxury empire LVMH and France’s richest man, has sharply criticised a proposed 2 per cent levy on the country’s wealthiest households, warning it would be “deadly
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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest planned austerity measures, sending a clear message to President Emmanuel Macron and his newly appointed Prime Minister
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France is once again in crisis. Francois Bayrou’s government failed to win a vote of confidence in the National Assembly and has resigned. President Emmanuel Macron has promised to quickly propose another
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Marine Le Pen delivered a blistering attack on President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, calling him a “puerile attention-seeker” and accusing his government of turning France into “the sick man of Europe.” Her
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France’s economy minister has warned that the country could be forced to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as political instability deepens and concerns mount over its spiralling debt.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused France of tarnishing its image as a free country after his high-profile arrest in Paris last year, calling the case against him “legally and logically absurd.”
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French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his lawsuit against American political commentator Candace Owens, saying the legal action was necessary to protect both his family and his own honour. Speaking to Paris
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A free outdoor screening of the film Barbie in a Paris suburb was cancelled after a group of young men threatened council staff and moved to damage equipment — an incident the
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A viral social media phenomenon in France has captured the frustrations of middle-class millennials, raising concerns among President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The fictional character “Nicolas” represents overtaxed young professionals struggling to make
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French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron hired a U.S. investigative firm to research American conservative commentator Candace Owens before filing a high-profile defamation lawsuit against her in Delaware last
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Once hailed by Donald Trump as “incredible” and considered a rising star in American conservative politics, Candace Owens now finds herself at the center of a political and legal storm, facing a
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French defence contractor Naval Group has confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack after hackers claimed to have accessed and published sensitive information related to its submarines and frigates. The incident, described
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The summer in Paris promises to be a tempestuous one for prosecutors, politicians, and power brokers alike, as Rachida Dati, the city’s culture minister and one of its most formidable political figures,
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine at a United Nations conference this September, becoming the most influential European Union country to take this
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