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The French ban on abayas in schools has sparked anger

World

Father held in France for making death threats over abaya ban

French police said they were holding a man on Friday for threatening a school principal who turned away his daughter for wearing a traditional...

AFPSeptember 8, 2023

Emmanuel Macron is struggling to find new momentum without a majority in parliament

World

Marathon meet with Macron leaves French opposition cold

French political leaders from left and right were left unconvinced Thursday by marathon 12-hour talks aimed at finding common ground with President Emmanuel Macron....

AFPAugust 31, 2023

Macron's minority government has been floundering since passing unpopular pension reforms earlier this year

World

Macron meets opposition chiefs to break French political deadlock

President Emmanuel Macron will meet leaders of all of France’s political parties Wednesday, including his most bitter opponents, outside Paris in a bid to...

AFPAugust 30, 2023

Seeking to resolve a political impasse, King Felipe VI received PP prime ministerial hopeful Alberto Nunez Feijoo at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid

World

Spanish king calls on right-wing leader to try to form govt

Seeking to break a political impasse, Spain's King Felipe VI on Tuesday called on lberto Nunez Feijoo to seek to form a new government.

AFPAugust 22, 2023

By keeping Borne, Macron is opting for 'stability'

World

Macron sticks with prime minister after pensions crisis, riots

French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after...

AFPJuly 18, 2023

France will officially dissolve the Soulevements de la Terre (Uprisings of the Earth) coalition

World

France to shut down climate NGO after protest violence

French authorities are expected shortly to issue a decree shutting down a climate activist group after demonstrators clashed with police over a controversial irrigation...

AFPJune 20, 2023

Encouraging the uptake of electric cars is part of the French government's new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Business

France unveils new, more ambitious emissions-cutting plan

The French government unveiled a plan on Monday to accelerate cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions, targeting a reduction of 50 percent by 2030...

AFPMay 22, 2023

The government tried to impose the bans following outrage over a far-right rally in Paris last weekend

World

Paris court clears far-right gathering, overturning ban

French monarchist movement Action Francaise was cleared to hold a demonstration in Paris on Sunday after the courts reversed a police ban issued on...

AFPMay 14, 2023