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France's Hollande congratulates Merkel on election win

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French president invites German chancellor to talks in Paris as both leaders pledge desire to continue 'their close cooperation' over Europe.

French mother, daughter 'executed' at Nairobi mall

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The two French citizens killed in attack on Nairobi shopping mall were a mother and daughter who were 'executed' in the parking lot.

Huge cocaine haul seized on Air France plane in Paris

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Police seized the 1.3 tonnes of pure cocaine on board an Air France flight from Venezuela, with the drugs found packed inside 30 suitcases.

France's Hollande hits new low in poll ratings

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President François Hollande suffers lowest rankings since he took up office and the lowest of any president since François Mitterrand in 1991.

Two French citizens 'killed in Nairobi terrorist attack'

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President Francois Hollande condemns 'cowardly attack' in Kenya that has claimed lives of two French citizens among at least 59 people killed.

French nuclear plants to help fund energy goals: PM

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Jean-Marc Ayrault unveils plans to finance energy transition with funds from nuclear plants on top of carbon tax levied on fossil fuels from 2014.

French opinion backs Angela Merkel ahead of election

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Ahead of German election, poll shows that Germany's chancellor enjoys higher ratings among French public than President François Hollande.

Suspended jail for French mother over son's 9/11 T-shirt

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Mother had sent her three-year-old son to school in a T-shirt reading 'I am a bomb' and 'Jihad, born on September 11'.

France to 'cut carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030'

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President François Hollande unveils plans to make France 'the nation of environmental excellence', aims to cut fossil fuel use in half by 2050.

French royal treasures returned to claimants

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Heirs of Henri d’Orleans to get items worth 'tens of millions of euros' but fail in bid to get control of estates including two châteaux.