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Macron set for 'urgent' government reshuffle after election losses
Government spokesperson Olivia Grégoire said the election results had left the executive with “an urgency to act”.
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French polling stations open for second round of parliamentary elections
Forecasters predict a re-run of last weekend's low turnout at polling stations.
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Macron’s majority at risk as France votes in parliamentary election
Polls suggest advances by new left alliance NUPES could hobble centrists’ ability to deliver domestic reforms.
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France braced for record-breaking temperatures
Temperature could exceed 42C in parts of France as scientists warn heatwaves will hit earlier than usual due to climate change.
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French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91
Trintignant forged an impressive career punctuated by now-classic roles from his breakthrough performance in "And God created Woman” (1956) with Brigitte Bardot, to Claude Lelouch’s Palme d’Or winner “A Man and a Woman” (1966) opposite Anouk Aimée.
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Nearly 40 jihadis killed in French drone strikes in Niger
French military called the strikes a “new tactical success” for France's counterterrorism efforts in Africa's Sahel region, named Operation Barkhane.
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France braces for 40°C heatwave as temperatures soar to record levels
Forecaster Météo-France has activated the orange "heatwave alert" for 23 departéments across the south-west, from Anjou to the Pyrénées.
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Macron backs Ukraine’s bid to join EU during trip to Kyiv
French president joined Scholz and Draghi in trip to Ukrainian capital.
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Macron condemns Russian 'massacre' as EU leaders visit Kyiv
French head of state was speaking in the town of Irpin while on a visit with the German, Italian and Romanian leaders to show support for Ukraine.
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Macron, Scholz and Draghi arrive in Kyiv for historic visit
The French president and other two EU leaders were greeted with air raid sirens in Ukrainian capital.