France French President Francois Hollande calls for unity after the killings in Paris French President Francois Hollande, following a crisis meeting at the Elysee Palace spoke to the people of France. In a live televised address he 07/01/2015
France François Hollande condemns 'cowardly' attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo French President François Hollande wasted no time in going to the Charlie Hebdo offices to express his regrets and promise justice for the attackers 07/01/2015
France Thank you for this biopic: Film rights bought to Trierweiler's revenge memoir Valerie Trierweiler, the former partner of the French president will see her kiss-and-tell book transferred to the big screen. The film rights to 05/01/2015
France French MPs release report on end of life care French MPs have submitted a report to the President on end of life care that stops short of euthanasia. The proposals allow the right to ‘continuous 12/12/2014
France Hollande leads homecoming for freed French hostage Serge Lazarevic French former hostage Serge Lazarevic has arrived back on home soil – his nightmare over after three years of captivity in the hands of al Qaeda’s 10/12/2014
France Last French hostage freed by al Qaeda begins his long journey home The last French hostage to be held anywhere in the world has begun his journey home. Serge Lazarevic thanked the president of Niger for being an intermediary in arranging his freedom from al Qaeda. 09/12/2014
Russia France's Hollande meets Russia's Putin in surprise stopover at Moscow airport French President Francois Hollande has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an unscheduled visit in Moscow. Hollande was travelling 06/12/2014
France 'Private affairs remain private' as Hollande discusses his strategy for the French economy 14/01/2014
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