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Analysis-France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet
PARIS - It's a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised by...
Sep 28, 20243 min read


France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
PARIS - France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Factbox-Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM
PARIS - French conservative Michel Barnier, named prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, faces an overflowing in-tray...
Sep 12, 20242 min read


France's Macron hopes to clinch sale of 12 Rafale fighter jets to Serbia this week
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron expects to seal a deal to sell 12 Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets to Serbia when he visits the...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


France's Macron won't name leftist prime minister, prolonging political crisis
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance and will instead...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Factbox-What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?
The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans,...
Aug 19, 20243 min read


Olympics-France's rebooted medals strategy pays off with home advantage boost
PARIS - A French strategy to boost its medal count after years of sporting underachievement has begun to pay dividends at the Paris...
Aug 3, 20243 min read


Olympics-Fencing-Champion Kong still in a daze on Hong Kong return
HONG KONG/PARIS - Fresh off the plane from Paris on Thursday, Hong Kong's newly crowned Olympic fencing champion Vivian Kong was still...
Aug 3, 20242 min read


How Macron's 'crazy' Olympics ceremony along the Seine came about
PARIS - When early proponents of hosting an unprecedented Olympics opening ceremony along the river Seine first pitched the idea to the...
Jul 26, 20243 min read


Explainer-Olympics-What you need to know about the Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS - Paris will officially kick off its Olympics extravaganza with an unprecedented opening ceremony on the river Seine on Friday....
Jul 25, 20244 min read


Macron's political crisis hurts business morale ahead of Paris Olympics
PARIS - As President Emmanuel Macron welcomes business leaders including Elon Musk to Paris ahead of Friday's Olympic opening ceremony,...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Factbox-List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron
List of people who have previously lit the Summer Olympic cauldron. 1936 Berlin: Fritz Schilgen (Athletics) 1948 London: John Mark...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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