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Kremlin denies French claims of deal brokered in Macron-Putin talks

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A Kremlin spokesman has described as 'simply impossible' that any deal was agreed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during their talks in Moscow on Monday over the Ukraine crisis, tempering upbeat comments by Macron as he visited Kyiv on Tuesday before travelling on to Berlin.   

Putin says Macron talks on Ukraine 'possible basis for further steps'

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After a five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, held in an attempt to defuse the crisis over fears of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin said Macron's proposals were a possible 'basis for further steps' adding that Russia 'will do everything to find compromises that suit everyone'. 

Macron says his talks with Putin 'likely to prevent war' in Ukraine

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The French president has put his credibility on the line ahead of a visit to Moscow this Monday. 

French sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised

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The artwork depicts Emir Abdelkader who led the struggle against the French invasion of Algeria in 1830.

Inside Roubaix, the town dubbed 'Afghanistan in France'

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A recent documentary claimed Roubaix, near Lille in the north of France, has fallen under the sway of radical Islam 

Shock in France after giant trawler sheds 100,000 dead fish off coast

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Environmentalists spot floating carpet of blue whiting covering thousands of square metres after spill from trawler FV Margiris.

Marine Le Pen says far-right rival Zemmour’s camp has ‘a few Nazis’

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Feud between the pair escalates, as French far-right contenders bid to rally support. 

Macron to visit Moscow, Kyiv in bid to defuse Ukraine crisis

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French head of state will meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, the Elysée Palace said. 

Marine Le Pen gets Hungarian financing to fund presidential bid

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The far-right leader declined to say whether Hunagarian PM Viktor Orban helped with the loan.

France lifts Covid restrictions including mandatory outdoor masks

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Prime minister Jean Castex said working from home guidance would also be scrapped as well as audience capacity limits on concert halls and sporting matches.