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Despite orders from French President Emmanuel Macron to remain in their homes, members of the public in various parts of Paris were observed gathering in large crowds on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron has enacted measures to lock down all of France for 15 days and has declared that the country is facing a “health war” as coronavirus cases increase.

PARIS (AP) – France is holding nationwide elections Sunday to choose all of its mayors and other local leaders despite a crackdown on public gatherings because of the new virus.

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that he had spoken to U.S. President Donald J Trump and that members of the G7 will hold an emergency Leaders’ Summit via videoconference on Monday to discuss coronavirus.

French culture minister Franck Riester has tested positive for coronavirus following five more confirmed cases among members of the French National Assembly.

Emmanuel Macron ordered the seizure of all stocks of medical face masks in the face of a growing threat from Coronavirus. 

An African priest has blamed Emmanuel Macron for “all the chaos in Cameroon” after the French president revealed last week he had orchestrated the release of political opposition leader Maurice Kamto from jail.

What a future trade deal should look like will leave the UK and EU ripping each other apart at the negotiating table, according to claims.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed his nation’s global role on Saturday, vowing Western values of freedom and democracy would always prevail over Russian and Chinese desires for “empire.”

Macron’s Paris mayoral candidate has withdrawn from the race after “compromising videos”, reportedly of a sexual nature, emerged online. 

Brazilian military leaders consider France to be their country’s biggest threat over the next 20 years as a result of disputes surrounding the Amazon rainforest, according to a leaked document published by Brazilian media this weekend. 

Marine Le Pen congratulated the UK for regaining its “freedom” but went on to say that Brexit was a “terrifying failure” for the EU.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Brexit is a “shock” and a “historic wake-up call” for the whole of the EU.

Anti-Macron firefighters violently clashed with police in Paris, demanding better pay, staff increases and protection from violent attacks. 

(AFP) — France’s defence minister departs for Washington on Sunday hoping to convince officials to keep U.S. soldiers in West Africa, where French authorities are under pressure after years of trying to bolster local forces against Islamic extremists.

A poll has revealed that over two-thirds of the French public believe that current French President Emmanuel Macron will not be reelected in 2022.

JERUSALEM – A heated exchange took place between France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli security at a church in Jerusalem’s Old City Wednesday, with the French leader telling personnel to leave the holy site because “it’s France here.”

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday rallied against antisemitism, saying it “haunts our present time”, during a visit to Jerusalem to commemorate Holocaust victims.

A classified document from the French security service claims as many as 150 neighbourhoods across France are “held” by radicals. 

Donald Trump has expressed faith in Notre Dame, stating its completion would give “glory to God” and fill millions of people with wonder.

In an escalation of protests against pension reforms by President Macron, union workers cut power to the world’s largest wholesale market.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that claims of nuclear deal violations by European participants in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are groundless and Tehran still respects the deal, despite having systematically abrogated most of its terms in an effort to squeeze more financial concessions out of the Europeans.

Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre museum and forced the famous Paris landmark to close Friday while they denounced the French government’s plans to overhaul the pension system.

France’s nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is being tasked with a support role in the Middle East to back the country’s military operations in the region, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. He added a protection force is being supplied by naval elements from Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, and Greece. 

PAU, France (AP) – France is preparing its military to better target Islamic extremists in a West African region that has seen a surge of deadly violence. But first, French President Emmanuel Macron is asking African heads of state to answer a key question: “Do you want us there?”

Government and unions appeared far apart after talks resumed Tuesday over proposed pension reforms that have triggered record-setting strikes.

PARIS (AP) – The French general overseeing the reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is not saved yet because there’s still a risk its vaulted ceilings might collapse.

Rail strikes against govt plans to reform France’s retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the strikes of the 1980s

The end of the decade brought with it a tumultuous 2019 — a year defined by global protests, shock election results, surprise heroes, unthinkable tragedies, and new rays of hope.

The socialist left in Europe has suffered a bruising year, leaving the Independent to review a decade of decline while populist parties rise.

VP Timmermans has written a love letter, in which he insists “we’re not going away” and invites Brits to rejoin the EU in the future. 

Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to reform state pensions are in their 19th day. 

(AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Ivory Coast on Friday to celebrate Christmas with French troops, saying Paris would work to give “new force” to the regional fight against Islamist militants.

PARIS (AP) – Traffic improved slightly on French trains Thursday as nationwide strikes over the government’s retirement reform entered a 15th day and small signs of progress emerged in negotiations with unions.

The French President is ready to make changes to his pension reform plans after hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets.

French transport strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system entered their twelfth day Monday.