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French far-right chief Le Pen in high-stakes embezzlement trial

PARIS, Sept 30: French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and a slew of fellow National Rally (RN) chiefs face ...

French President backs India for permanent UN Security Council membership

NEW YORK, Sept 26: French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced strong support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of ...

Incoming French government under pressure on multiple fronts

PARIS, Sept 22: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one Sunday as threats of ...

French media sue Google for $1.1b over advertising

PARIS, Sept 22: Seven French media groups plan to sue Google seeking more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for ...

Berger Paints signs deal with French firm ABB Cellier

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Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd has joined forces with ABB Cellier, France for establishing world class automated production facility at its ...

Mbappe rejects French league mediation proposal in PSG salary row

PARIS, SEPT 12: Kylian Mbappe's entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league's (LFP) offer to act ...

Mbappe rejects French league mediation proposal in PSG salary row

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Kylian Mbappe's entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league's (LFP) offer to act as a mediator ...

French retail giant Carrefour to return to India

PARIS, Sept 9: French retail giant Carrefour announced Monday that it will return to India by June 2025 in a ...

Macron names ex-Brexit negotiator Barnier as French PM

PARIS, Sep 5: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named the European Union's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as new ...

Michel Barnier named as new French PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as prime minister almost two months after France's snap elections ended in ...

UNDP, French delegation meet Environ Adviser

A high-level delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led by its Resident Representative Stefan Liller met Adviser for ...

French central bank chief urges ECB to cut interest rate

PARIS, Aug 31: France's central bank chief has called for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates at its ...

Impatience grows over Macron reluctance to name new French PM

PARIS, Aug 30: Almost two months after France's inconclusive legislative elections, impatience is growing with the reluctance of President Emmanuel ...

Bees starving in disastrous year for French honey

Aug 24: Beekeepers across France say it has been a disastrous year for honey, with bees starving to death and ...

Macron kicks off tense talks on new French government

PARIS, Aug 23: French President Emmanuel Macron began a round of thorny consultations with political leaders on Friday, hoping to ...

French President Macron extends full support to Yunus

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President of France Emmanuel Macron has said France looks forward to working with Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad ...

Mourners bid adieu to French film star Alain Delon

DOUCHY, Aug 18: Emotional mourners gathered outside the countryside chateau in Douchy-Montcorbon, south of Paris, where French film legend Alain ...

French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

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French film legend Alain Delon, a divisive star known to some as a sex symbol and to others an egotistical ...

French police win plaudits after high-risk Olympics

PARIS, AUG 12: The vaulting ambition of the Paris Olympics made them risky and hard to police, but French security ...

French economy to get Olympics boost: Central bank

PARIS, Aug 10: The French central bank said Friday that the nation's economy should get a considerable bump from the ...

EV transition worries French car industry workers

VOUZIERS, France, Aug 4: As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the ...

Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final

PARIS, JULY 29: Fencer Koki Kano became Japan's first individual epee Olympic champion on Sunday, beating France's Yannick Borel 15-9 ...

'Massive attack' on French rail threatens more chaos

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French rail officials warned of travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the weekend after saboteurs following a ...

1,000 French police to secure Israel vs Mali Olympics football game

PARIS, JULY 24: Around 1,000 French police officers will be on duty on Wednesday to protect Israel's football match against ...

French PM to take caretaker role in deadlocked France

PARIS, July 16: President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of the French government on Tuesday, but ask Prime Minister ...

French PM poised to take caretaker role in deadlocked France

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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to resign but stay on as head of a caretaker government Tuesday, officials ...

French left blasts Macron, demands keys to govt

PARIS, July 11: French left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding ...

French marathon runner Frere suspended for two years

PARIS, JULY 9: French marathon runner Mehdi Frere, selected for the Paris Olympics, has been banned for two years for ...

Germany hopes for constructive govt after French elections

BERLIN, July 8: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday he hoped a "constructive" government would emerge from the aftermath of ...

Bayern sign French winger Olise from Crystal Palace

MUNICH, JULY 8: Bayern Munich have signed French forward Michael Olise from Crystal Palace, the German giants announced on Sunday.German ...