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Nuclear power is the French election’s hot topic
Emmanuel Macron is struggling to reconcile climate action with a desire to support industry and secure France's energy supply.
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Emmanuel Macron is struggling to reconcile climate action with a desire to support industry and secure France's energy supply.
ByThe French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
ByThe “Popular Primary” aims to pick a single left-wing candidate for president – whether they want it or not.
ByThe tennis star has won his battle in Australia, but patience with the unvaccinated is running out.
ByThe French president’s aim is to signal to the vaccinated majority that he is on their side, rather than to…
ByThe wife of the French president has faced false rumours that she is a transgender woman.
ByTravel bans have been tried before - they didn't stop the virus before and they won't do so now.
ByThe Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can't stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.
ByThe woman who styles herself as “two-thirds Merkel, one-third Thatcher” could pose a serious threat to Macron's chances of re-election.
ByThe deaths of at least 27 people on the dangerous journey have left migrants in France scared but undeterred.
ByWhile ministers grandstand, desperate people are preparing to make the dangerous journey across the sea
ByThe ongoing terror trial is adding a new dimension to the nation’s collective memory of the attacks of 13 November…
ByFrance’s coercive policy turned one of the least vaccinated countries in Europe into one with the highest coverage.
ByIn countries such as the US, Italy and France, status quo-style politics won't win elections anymore.
ByThe Republican party is squeezed between Emmanuel Macron on the economy and Éric Zemmour on identity.
ByThe Catholic Church’s defensiveness and culture of secrecy have made it tragically reluctant to admit error and slow to put…
ByThe link between Britain and France binds the Anglosphere to Europe – it must not be allowed to fray.
ByFrench aides say the two leaders have agreed to de-escalate tensions. Johnson's spokesman insists there is no such deal.
ByAs relations between the two countries continue to disintegrate, it’s worth remembering that France and the UK retain considerable shared…
ByThe French intellectual on culture wars and global crises.
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