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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had enjoyed a “very good exchange” with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on various topics including Brexit. “Very good exchange with @BorisJohnson,” tweeted Macron. “We are…

France must stay vigilant as more people will be hospitalised in intensive care units in the next two weeks, reflecting a flare-up in COVID-19 infections in recent days, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Saturday. Veran however ruled…

French health authorities reported 8,975 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, setting an all-time high of daily additional infections since the disease started to spread in the country at the end of the winter. The number of people…

Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday French President Emmanuel Macron had become “hysterical” over developments in the Libyan and Syrian conflicts and a dispute over maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean. “In Libya they…

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Friday at the Elysee Palace in Paris, his office said on Thursday. Ouattara said in early August he would seek re-election in October, formally…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held the United Kingdom responsible for stalling negotiations on leaving the European Union in its place, describing London's handling of these negotiations as stubborn and unrealistic. "The…

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed strong concerns about the situation in Hong Kong and human rights for China’s Muslim Uighur minority during a meeting on Friday with the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi,…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that 15 billion euros ($18 billion) will be made available in France’s post-coronavirus recovery plan to boost innovation and industrial relocation. “In the recovery plan that will be worth…

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Beirut next week to pressure local politicians into pressing ahead with the creation of a government that can implement urgent reforms, a French presidential official said on Friday. “The…

On Thursday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the government must move fast to head off a deadly new COVID-19 wave as the virus’s reproduction level has jumped, with infections surging in the Paris region and among young people.