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Troops from Australia and New Zealand special guests at French Bastille Day
As every year, Bastille Day in France means the Tricolour flag is out in force: at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and in towns and villages around the country as well as francophile places around the…
Much ado about a hairdo, Francois Hollande's 10,000 euro haircuts
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Hollande greets France squad at Elysee Palace
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Balkan EU hopefuls told Brexit will not hit their membership chances
France, Germany and Italy met in Paris on Monday for a Balkans Summit at which they sought to allay fears that the Brexit would harm their accession process.
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Clashes in Paris
Riot police and demonstrators clashed in Paris on Tuesday, June 28, as thousands of protesters took to the streets under heavy police presence to demonstrate against changes to labour laws that will m
Germany, Italy and France rule out informal talks on Brexit
After talks in Berlin the leaders of Italy, Germany and France have ruled out any informal talks with Britain on leaving the EU, raising the prospect of a lengthy political vacuum within the…
Merkel and Hollande 'deeply regret' Britain's vote to leave the EU
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she deeply regrets the British vote to leave the EU.
'Out is out': Europe issues a stark warning to the UK ahead of the Brexit referendum
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has issued a stark warning to the United Kingdom on the eve of the referendum on its EU membership.
France pays tribute to murdered police couple
Memorials have been held across the country in tribute to the two police officials murdered in a western suburb of Paris on Monday.
World's longest tunnel opens in Switzerland
The Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland has officially opened in a ceremony celebrating the money and manpower that went into making the world's longest rail tunnel.
The fight for Europe's soul is continuing, say Merkel and Hollande on Verdun anniversary
The French and German leaders meet for the centenary of the Battle of Verdun - 300 days and 300,000 lives lost.
France: CGT union calls for further strikes
France’s CGT trade union is determined to make ongoing nationwide strikes felt, its representatives have said.
Roads, railways and refineries hit in two-day French strike
French transport workers on the railways and roads have delivered a patchy response to the Communist CGT union’s call for strike action to protest against labour law…
Francois Hollande scores lowest poll for a French president
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Nigeria needs more help to fight Boko Haram - security summit
The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group remains extremely dangerous, and Nigeria needs more help to crush it and cope
TTIP: French president Hollande says France will say no to EU-US trade deal “at this stage”
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Hollande raises issue of human rights in Egypt
French President Francois Hollande has raised the issue of human rights on his visit to Egypt. The French leader is in the country to witness the
Hollande wraps up Lebanon trip with visit to Syrians due to be resettled in France
The second and final day of the French president’s visit to Lebanon took him to the Bekaa Valley camp for Syrians, in the east of the country
French President kicks off middle east tour in Lebanon
Francois Hollande begins his four-day regional visit by talking arms and refugees in Beirut
Hollande and Abbas discuss the Middle East conflict
French President Francois Hollande said that an international conference to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the best way to bring peace