After weeks of declining participation, France’s “yellow vest” protest movement attempted to rebound on Saturday with a major rally in Paris which quickly turned violent. A large crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees avenue for the 18th straight week of anti-government protests which initially rocked President Emmanuel Macron’s administration, forcing him to adopt more anti-poverty measures, […]
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France hails progress in fight against jihadists in Sahel
The fight against jihadists in Africa’s Sahel region is “achieving results”, France’s prime minister said in Mali on Saturday, two days after French forces killed a top extremist leader. “The anti-terrorist struggle in the Sahel requires determination, endurance and humility. We are faced with a hard fight,” Edouard Philippe told reporters. The prime minister arrived […]
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Macron to unveil measures to fight anti-Semitism
French President Emmanuel Macron will announce measures to fight a flare-up in anti-Semitism during a dinner with Jewish community leaders Wednesday, a day after a spate of hate crimes brought thousands onto the streets in protest.
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British boat rescues migrants trying to cross Channel
A British boat rescued 34 migrants crossing the Channel aboard a small motorised boat on Monday, Britain’s interior ministry said. “Today Border Force responded to an incident in the Channel involving a small boat containing 34 people,” the ministry said in a statement. “The group were brought to Dover and have been transferred to immigration […]
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Mourinho speaks on taking his next managerial job in France
Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has said that the chance to manage in a new league would be a “fantastic opportunity” and admits France’s Ligue 1 is on his radar. Mourinho was sacked by United in December and has already snubbed an opportunity to return to Benfica. The Portuguese, who has previously […]
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‘Yellow vest’ protests condemned for anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks
French officials on Sunday strongly condemned anti-Semitic abuse and anti-police attacks by some “yellow vest” demonstrators as up to 2,000 of them gathered in central Paris to embark on a third month of the anti-government protests. Prosecutors have launched an investigation into a group of protesters who shouted anti-Semitic insults at philosopher and writer Alain […]
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Macron condemns ‘yellow vest’ anti-Semitic abuse
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned anti-Semitic abuse directed towards a prominent intellectual by “yellow vest” protesters on Saturday. “These abuses are the absolute negation of what makes France a great nation. We won’t tolerate them”, Macron said on Twitter. Alain Finkielkraut was walking on the fringes of a demonstration in central Paris on Saturday when a group of “yellow vests” insulted […]
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Top Macron aide leaves as French president shuffles staff
One of President Emmanuel Macron’s closest advisors has announced his resignation, continuing a shake-up of the French leader’s inner cabinet as he seeks to claw back lost popularity.
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France says ‘unacceptable’ that Italy deputy PM met ‘yellow vests’
The French foreign ministry on Wednesday denounced as “unacceptable” a meeting between Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and France’s “yellow vest” anti-government protesters.
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