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Brigitte Macron speaks about life as France's 'first lady'

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She told French media she felt she was Emmanuel Macron's wife not 'a first lady' and said she disliked the fact that there was no 'time off'.

France's €5billion plan for troubled suburbs

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Report lists 19 programmes to boost presence of state in low-income areas, including a 'leaders' academy' modelled on Paris's elite ENA college.

France asked US not to bomb Lafarge factory in Syria in 2014

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Email shows that France's Syrian envoy thought it 'legitimate' to approach US over cement plant in area controlled at the time by Islamic State.

After the hugs, Macron stands up for all Trump vowed to destroy

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French president addresses Congress, presenting himself as an advocate of liberal world order – the opposite of Trump’s image

On Anzac Day, France remembers the thousands who died

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Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull was in France to mark a special centenary for those who died in battle on French soil.

Open letter linking Islam to anti-Semitism sparks backlash in France

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Signed by prominent figures, it drew a link between anti-Semitism and Islam, blaming Islamist radicalisation for a 'quiet ethnic purge' of Jews.

Macron pitches new Iran deal to keep Trump on board

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French president’s offer seems calculated to appease US president's discontent with the current ‘bad deal’ on Iran’s nuclear programme.

French tycoon Bolloré questioned by police over Africa operations

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Bolloré, who has business interests in West Africa, is suspected of corrupting foreign officials and complicity in corruption, his lawyer said.

Trump hosting glitzy White House state dinner for Macron

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On Monday president and First Lady dined with Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at Mount Vernon, home of first president, George Washington.

Red carpet treatment belies differences as Macron arrives in US

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Presidents Trump and Macron are expected to tackle pressing foreign policy issues from Iran deal to Syria as French leader starts US state visit.