3 d. ago Olympian who won gold in London dies as President Macron leads emotional tribute

French President Emmanuel Macron has led emotional tributes for an Olympian - who he said embodied "dedication, respect, and love for sport in all its forms"

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor to pave way for tax hikes in major pre

Speculation mounting that government’s promise to not hike income tax could be broken in Budget

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5 d. ago Emmanuel Macron makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi amid health concerns

The former Burmese leader has been detained since the 2021 coup

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1 week ago French parliament votes to add consent to rape law after Gisèle Pelicot case

A historic move to change French criminal law would bring its legislation in line with many other European countriesThe French parliament has voted to add consent to the country’s rape law in a historic move sparked by the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot.The change, which will still need to be signed off by President Emmanuel Macron, will bring French legislation in line with many other European countries. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brigitte Macron's daughter testifies about alleged cyberbullying of France's first lady

Brigitte Macron's daughter has testified in a Paris court about the impact of alleged cyberbullying on her mother, who is France's first lady

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1 week ago Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel TrogneuxTen people have gone on trial in Paris charged with online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase of a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.The president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brigitte Macron 'suffered serious deterioration to her physical and mental health' as a result of cyberbullying that claimed she was born a man and acted like a 'paedophile', court hears

They are accused of claiming the 72-year-old was born a man, and that she was 'a paedophile' who abused her husband, 47-year-old President Emmanuel Macron , when he was a boy.

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1 week ago Ten people go on trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel TrogneuxTen people are to go on trial in Paris on Monday for online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase in a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.The French trial comes after the president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago RACHEL REEVES: 'British people were sold a levelling up lie'

'The public were promised a plan to invest in every corner of the country and to boost living standards for working people, but instead were palmed off with empty slogans and broken promises', the Chancellor writes

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2 w. ago PM denies small boat plans are ‘in tatters’ as ministers urge new French tactics

Sir Keir is expected to speak to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.

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2 w. ago Sixteen people deported to France under returns deal in single flight

The total number now deported under the deal is 42, while 23 have arrived from France.

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3 w. ago Broken promises and political crises: how Emmanuel Macron fell from French favour

The president is seen to have accelerated the financial crisis, social inequalities and the rise of the far rightEurope live – latest updatesThree French governments have collapsed in less than a year, and the political crisis looks likely to continue, overshadowing Emmanuel Macron’s last 18 months in power and his domestic legacy.This week, the latest minority government narrowly survived its first vote of no confidence. But it remains the weakest cabinet in decades and could be toppled at any moment if opposition parties join together to oust it. France faces a brutal two-month battle in parliament to achieve what once seemed the most basic element of governance: passing a budget. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Political deadlock and spending on dual crises leaves French finances in disarray

France is a major industrial power, the world’s seventh-largest economy

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3 w. ago Lawyers ask ICC to investigate 122 European officials for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean

Human rights lawyers accused 122 European officials of committing crimes against migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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3 w. ago The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the sameBritain and France do not share a fixed quota of political stability such that reduced volatility on one side of the Channel causes chaos across the water. It was just a coincidence that Keir Starmer won a huge majority at precisely the moment last July when legislative elections made France ungovernable for Emmanuel Macron.It was a misfortune for both men, and for Europe, that their political trajectories were out of sync. Macron had dealt with four Tory prime ministers before finding a potential ally in the ascendant Labour leader. By then his presidency was in spiralling decline. Britain was rousing itself from Brexit delirium just as France was losing the plot.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar's military coup

Madagascar’s military has seized power from the civilian government, a high-ranking commander announced after President Andry Rajoelina fled the sprawling Indian Ocean island country for his safety

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3 w. ago Macron's ominous warning to Trump at Egypt summit: 'You will see what is about to happen'

Donald Trump 's awkward handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron at Monday's Gaza peace summit has taken a dark turn as new details reveal their intense conversation.

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3 w. ago French prime minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans to suspend a controversial retirement age increase from 62 to 64

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3 w. ago France set for financial meltdown as Macron faces yet more humiliation over economic failure and out

French president Emmanuel Macron faces another humiliation, after the country's independent fiscal watchdog said his government's budget plans 'may simply not materialise'.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump's private war of words with Emmanuel Macron exposed amid handshake

Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron were captured engaging in a tense, jerking handshake on stage in Egypt amid the end of the Israel-Hamas conflict

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