As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit France this weekend, the trip is set to highlight the country’s distinctive model of laïcité – secularism – and the enduring place of Catholicism in French public life.
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Marking the 108th anniversary of the 1918 armistice, Emmanuel Macron led the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, while Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon chose symbolic venues to deliver their messages months before the presidential election....
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At a French-German parliamentary assembly on Monday, Paris and Berlin took stock of a strained defense relationship that led to the abandonment of the FCAS fighter jet project and cast doubt on a tank project, both estimated at €200 billion....
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The discreet MP representing French citizens living in Northern Europe, elected in 2024, has been part of President Macron's political movement since 2016. He has a challenging task ahead of him....
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France has requested international arrest warrants for three Iranian men over October’s cyberattack on supermarket fridges, while Tehran rejects the allegations as “baseless and malicious”....
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Credit rating agency Moody's has halved its full-year GDP growth forecast for France to 0.2 percent, two weeks after reiterating its negative outlook as the government struggles to cut its debt pile....
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One of those targeted says the ban is "recognition" of his work against foreign interference, while the EU accuses the former RT France chief of spreading Kremlin talking points on French television....
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Moody's said in a report to clients Tuesday that 'political uncertainty, higher bond yields and fiscal challenges have constrained growth in 2026.' The new outlook is below the government's own target of 0.5%....
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In the morning, French President Emmanuel Macron took part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony, a tribute to the Unknown Soldier and rekindled the flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe. A commemoration was also held for soldiers who died for France in 2026....
