We’ve just been listening to Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally and its presidential candidate, delivering her first official campaign speech in Orléans. She spoke of what she called a “renaissance” for France and the dawn of a new era. She also condemned what she described as...
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The 39-year-old, suspected of killing one person and wounding five in a drive-by shooting west of Paris on October 23, denies any terrorist intent, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office said....
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The man being held over the shootings which took place last Friday in the Paris suburbs of Trappes and La Verrière – which left one man dead and several people wounded, including an 11-year-old girl – has said he specifically targeted people of Muslim, African or North African ap...
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Christine Lagarde told Euronews in an exclusive interview in July that she was not a candidate for any political office. Her announcement that she will leave the European Central Bank early, in February 2027, comes just months before France’s presidential election....
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The weather's getting colder, the nights are drawing in and the news is dominated by strikes and protests - so here are six things to look forward to in France this November....
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The European Central Bank kept its deposit rate at 2.5% on Thursday, hours after President Christine Lagarde said she would leave next February, months before her term ends, as France's bond market turmoil and inflation at 3.8% cloud the outlook for the eurozone....
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In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the 18th arrondissement. The district is famous for landmarks like the Sacré-Cœur Basilica and the Moulin Rouge, but in this show we step away from the picture-...
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Lagarde's departure eight months before the end of her term as head of the European Central Bank lets European leaders choose her successor before France's April presidential election....
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Once a critic of games such as Assassin's Creed Unity, France's radical-left leader is backing a bill on gamers' rights, presented Thursday, as a way to win new voters and counter the far right....
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A shooter suspected of killing one person and wounding five others, including a child, last week in the town of Trappes, near Paris, admitted to targeting Muslims and Africans, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said. The 39-year-old is set to be held in pre-trial detention and w...
