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France

G7 countries to provide $20 million to combat Amazon fires

Macron says that G7 leaders are close to a deal on tackling the Amazon fires

26/08/2019

France

Iranian Foreign Minister meets with French President in surprise talks

Iran's foreign minister met with the French president and foreign minister on the margins of the G7 summit.

25/08/2019

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Protesters march in Bayonne carrying stolen portraits of Macron

Protesters marched through the streets of Bayonne on Sunday carrying official portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron, which were stolen from town halls around France.

25/08/2019

France

Climate activists rally carrying stolen portraits of Macron near G7

Climate activists marched through the town of Bayonne carrying stolen portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron.

25/08/2019

France

French police use tear gas on G7 protesters in Bayonne

French police use tear gas on G7 protesters in Bayonne

25/08/2019

France

The forgotten story of the Spanish Republicans who liberated Paris

Follow the journey of Amado Granell, the Spanish Republican soldier who headed the first Allied military unit to enter the Nazi-occupied French capital.

24/08/2019

France

Explained: The story of Paris' liberation from the Nazis, 75 years on

Sunday, August 25, marks 75 years since the Liberation of Paris, when the city was freed from the Nazi occupation it endured from 1940 to 1944.

24/08/2019

France

Thousands join 'Alternative G7' protest march near Biarritz

Thousands of protesters marched across the border from Hendaye in France to Irun in Spain to mark an ‘Alternative G7’ summit against world leaders.

24/08/2019

France

'We will hold discussions with EU but Irish backstop has got to go'

He has previously said the odds of a no-deal Brexit were "a million to one".

24/08/2019

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Activists protest outside French Monsanto factory ahead of G7

French activists brought in dirt, hay and plants to create a makeshift vegetable patch as they protested in front of a Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade on Friday (August 23), on the eve of the Biarritz G7 summit.

23/08/2019

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Activists wear giant heads of G7 leaders to make protest

Oxfam activists organised a protest on Friday in Biarritz where global leaders will meet for the G7 summit this weekend.

23/08/2019

France

US stance on Iran nuclear deal is a threat to Europe — Zarif

Javad Zarif tells Euronews that US pressurising its allies over the Iran nuclear deal "is a threat against the future of Europe.”

23/08/2019

France

Jeffrey Epstein sex offence probe launched in France

A probe begins over whether US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed child rape offences in France

23/08/2019

World

'Alternative G7' want climate summit pledges to be legally binding

Activists gathered at the "Alternative G7" on the French-Spanish border want international deals such as the Paris Agreement to be legally-binding, in order to prevent nations from flouting their environmental commitments.

23/08/2019

France

Macron calls fires in the Amazon 'an international crisis'

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to discuss the raging wildfires ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

23/08/2019

France

Euroviews. The G7 must stop fuelling inequality ǀ View

Now more than ever political leaders actually need to listen. They will find that the solutions to inequality are not coming from politicians, but are already being moved forward by people on the frontlines of the problem globally.

22/08/2019

France

Counter-G7 summit: Why are people fighting for 'alternative' method?

A counter-G7 summit that looks for an "alternative" world order is taking place a week before the G7 meeting in Biarritz.

22/08/2019

France

Watch: Macron says backstop solution can be found in 30 days

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson talk during Johnson's first official visit to France.

22/08/2019

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Fast fashion and luxury houses are working together to fix fashion

H&M, Zara and Gucci are set to become the first signing the pledge to tackle climate change in the fashion industry.

21/08/2019

World

Paris' state of inequality

But France's own living conditions vary widely across the country

20/08/2019

France

Biarritz holidaymakers feel 'unprecedented' security ahead of G7

Holidays in Biarritz during the G7? Expect protests, armed police and restricted beach access.

19/08/2019

France

Macron urges Putin to respect free speech, democracy at pre-G7 talks

French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must respect democratic principles as they held a joint press conference in France.

19/08/2019

France

Ukraine high on agenda at Macron-Putin meeting

Emmanuel Macron will host Vladimir Putin before the G7 with Paris hoping to get Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine.

19/08/2019

France

Rugby league player found dead in French hotel room after team debut

British rugby league player Archie Bruce, 20, was found dead in his hotel bedroom on Sunday after making his team debut in game a against Toulouse.

18/08/2019

France

French waiter shot dead by customer waiting for sandwich

A waiter in France has been shot dead by a customer who was waiting for a sandwich.

18/08/2019

France

German journalist expelled from France ahead of G7 Summit in Biarritz

A German journalist has been expelled from France ahead of the G7 Summit in Biarritz as security tightens.

17/08/2019