Emmanuel Macron

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Associations are to sign a charter of respect for French values and pay back state funds if they cross the line (AP)

France passes anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims

Critics say these provisions are already covered in existing laws

17 Feb 2021 4:35 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Open letter to PM Modi: Let Bharat Mata set an example

"Narendraji, there is one country that can offer examples of an attitude, a policy towards the future and set ideals for rest of the world"

13 Nov 2020 10:05 PM

Alain Cocq, suffering from an orphan desease of the blood, rests on his medical bed in his flat in Dijon, northeastern France. (AFP)

Frenchman to livestream own death in right-to-die case

Alain Cocq had written to president Macron to be permitted for euthanasia but he wrote back to him saying its not allowed under French law

04 Sep 2020 4:18 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, give a joint press conference in Baghdad on September 2, 2020. - Macron landed in Baghdad on his first official trip to Iraq, where he hopes to help the country reassert its "sovereignty" after years of conflict. (AFP)

Macron backs Iraq 'sovereignty' on first Baghdad visit

Macron is the most prominent world leader to visit Iraq since Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi came to power in May

03 Sep 2020 11:16 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visits the devastated site of the explosion at the port of Beirut, on August 6, 2020 two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury.(AFP)

Macron says France doesn’t want to run Lebanon

He said he was asked by people in the street to 'return to the mandate' when Lebanon was a French protectorate a century ago

07 Aug 2020 11:40 AM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels. (AP)

Walkouts and slammed fists summarise EU virus summit as it drags into 4th day

The pandemic has sent the EU into a tailspin, killing around 135,000 of its citizens and plunging its economy into shambles

20 Jul 2020 2:33 PM

A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians

10 Jul 2020 3:58 PM

A family watches French President Emmanuel Macron during his televised address, in Bayonne, southwestern France, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (AP)

Macron rejects racism but says colonial statues to remain in France

Demonstrators have expressed anger at discrimination within French society, particularly toward minorities from France's former colonies

15 Jun 2020 12:43 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) wears a face mask during the visit of the military field hospital outside the Emile Muller Hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France. AFP Photo

France set to engage military in fight against Covid19 outbreak

France has reported 1,331 official coronavirus deaths since the first case was reported in January

26 Mar 2020 10:55 AM

A cashier wearing protective gloves and a welder helmet scans customers' groceries at a hypermarket in Illiers-Combray, north-west of France. AFP Photo

As France reports 21 new deaths, President Macron announces lockdown

The total number of cases in France rose to 1,210

17 Mar 2020 12:34 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Modi, French Prez discuss Kashmir during phone call

France has close strategic ties with India, is a permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and is also a member of the European Union (EU).

14 Jan 2020 3:25 AM

"He's two-faced," Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit, saying he had called out Trudeau on defence spending "and he's not very happy about it". (Photo: File)

Trump slams Trudeau for 'mocking him' at NATO summit, calls him 'two-faced'

Trump was speaking before holding talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the 29 leaders of NATO countries met in Watford.

05 Dec 2019 9:16 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson can be heard asking France's President Emmanuel Macron: "Is that why you were late?" (Photo: Screengrab)

Caught on camera: World leaders appear to mock US President Donald Trump

Footage shot by British host's camera pool on Tuesday and spotted and subtitled by Canada's CBC, set tone for allies' summit in Watford

04 Dec 2019 2:39 PM

In sharp exchanges underlining discord in a transatlantic bloc hailed by backers as the most successful military pact in history, Trump demanded that Europe pay more for its collective defence and make concessions to US interests on trade. (Photo: File)

'Very, very nasty': Trump clashes with Macron over his remark on NATO

Macron stood by his criticism of NATO and said its real problem was a failure to forge a clear purpose since the end of the Cold War.

04 Dec 2019 12:39 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron had signed a legislation in July to establish a 3 per cent tax on large companies' revenues from digital services. (Photo: File)

US considering 100 per cent tariffs on USD 2.4bn in French goods

Public comments on USTR's proposed actions are due on January 6.

03 Dec 2019 12:58 PM

But Macron has made no secret of his wish to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a range of disputes, saying he would raise the issue at a NATO meeting in London next week. (Photo: File)

EU must be part of any future US-Russia nuclear missile treaty, says Macron

'We cannot just content ourselves with bilateral treaties,' Macron said after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris.

29 Nov 2019 9:53 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who clinched a Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, had been underestimated. (Photo: File)

‘It was wrong not to take Boris Johnson seriously,’ says Emmanuel Macron

'He may be colourful character sometimes but we all are at times. He’s got temper, but he’s leader with a real vision,' Macron said.

19 Oct 2019 9:35 AM

Johnson hopes a deal will be agreed in time for EU leaders to approve it at a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. (Photo: File)

'There's a way forward for Brexit that could secure interests,' says Boris Johnson

Britain said the latest talks had been 'constructive' and there would be more talks on Monday.

14 Oct 2019 10:05 AM

The Defence Minister will accept the aircraft from the French team at the Merignac air base near Bordeaux on the occasion of Air Force Day. (Photo: File)

Rajnath Singh to receive first Rafale fighter aircraft in France today

Singh will also perform ‘Shastra Puja’, a ritual involving the worship of weapons, before he receives the first Rafale fighter jet.

08 Oct 2019 9:19 AM

The police have also been criticised for being heavy-handed in clashes with hardcore anti-capitalist "black bloc" groups blamed for much of the violence that has accompanied the demonstrations. (Photo: AP)

Thousands of Paris police deployed over ‘yellow vest’ clash fears

Some demonstrators in January even used a forklift to break down the doors of a government ministry.

21 Sep 2019 5:09 PM

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