France's President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that the European Union was facing a "moment of truth", as leaders gathered for a summit to negotiate a huge post-coronavirus recovery plan.

European Union's coronavirus rescue summit 'moment of truth', says Macron

Women's rights groups protested Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of an interior minister who has been accused of rape

Women's Rights Groups Protest New French Ministers

The French government said on Wednesday that any new lockdown will be targeted, and not imposed nationwide, if there is a major new coronavirus outbreak. "My aim is to prepare France for an eventual second wave, while preserving our daily life, our economic and social life," new Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an interview.

France rules out 'total lockdown' in case of new COVID-19 spike

Algeria is waiting for an apology for France's colonial occupation of the North African country. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday expressed hope that Emmanuel Macron would build on recent conciliatory overtures.

Algeria expects France to apologise for colonial past

In France, Jean Castex takes over as new Prime Minister amid COVID-19 crisis. Jean Castex has replaced Edouard Philippe as French Prime Minister.

France: Jean Castex takes over as new Prime Minister amid COVID-19 crisis, replaces Edouard Philippe

President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a top civil servant and local mayor who orchestrated France's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, as his new prime minister on Friday as he acted to reinvent his administration and win back voters.

France's Macron picks new prime minister to reinvent presidency

The French government resigned on Friday ahead of a cabinet reshuffle that President Emmanuel Macron says will set out a "new course" as the country grapples with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

French government resigns ahead of cabinet reshuffle

France's former Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope along with his former assistant Marc Joulaud have been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds, complicity and concealment as a part of "fake jobs" scandal by the Paris tribunal.

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon found guilty for 'Penelopegate scandal'

In an election marked by the coronavirus, many people stayed away from polling stations, leading to an historic level of abstention.

Macron's party faces major loss in France local elections

France President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party received a drubbing on Sunday in municipal elections, as the Greens celebrated victories in several big cities after a surge in support.

France's Macron takes drubbing in local elections, Greens surge

Wearing face masks, French voters return to delayed municipal elections

Turkey on Tuesday fired back at France, accusing Paris of "playing a dangerous game in Libya" by supporting strongman Khalifa Haftar against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli.

France, not Turkey, playing 'dangerous game' in Libya: Ankara

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced the end of much of coronavirus lockdown measures and said that France had marked its first victory in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Macron says France has scored its 'first victory' against virus as country lifts curbs

As nations begin to topple statues of controversial figures in the wake of anti-racism protests, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France would not "take down any of its statues".

Emmanuel Macron says France will not take down any of its statues

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he is following events in Hong Kong closely and continues to back the "one country, two systems" principle for Beijing's rule over the city.

France still backs 'one country, two systems' for Hong Kong: Macron to Xi Jinping

French President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute parliamentary majority on Tuesday after several of his MPs defected to create a new political group. Seven of Macron's La Republique En Marche (LREM) MPs have joined the new group called "Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity".

French President Emmanuel Macron loses parliamentary majority after defections

France dismissed Chinese warnings on Wednesday about selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan, saying it was implementing existing deals and that Beijing should focus on battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

France tells China to focus on coronavirus battle after Taiwan warning

World leaders and organisations pledged $8 billion to research, manufacture and distribute a possible vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 on Monday, but the United States refused to contribute to the global effort.

World leaders pledge $8 billion to fight COVID-19 but US steers clear

World leaders on Friday pledged to speed up work on tests, drugs, and vaccines to treat novel coronavirus and share them with the rest of the countries, but the United States did not participate in the initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).

World leaders unite to accelerate COVID-19 tests, vaccine; US stays away from WHO initiative

Parisians have been in lockdown for nearly five weeks on Sunday (April 19), and many are already looking forward to May 11th, the date set by French President Emmanuel Macron as the end of the confinement period.

A haircut, a hug, a drink at a bar: Parisians dream of end to lockdown

France extended its nationwide lockdown on Monday for another month in a bid to halt the coronavirus pandemic, as other hard-hit countries considered easing their measures with hopes rising that death rates may soon plateau.

France extends lockdown as countries see hope of virus peak

President Emmanuel Macron is on Monday expected to warn France its lockdown to combat the coronavirus must go on for several more weeks at least, while also outlining how the country will recover from the crisis.

Macron set to warn France virus lockdown must go on

At a time when concerns over a massive surge in coronavirus outbreak remain, Russia continued holding rehearsals for its Victory Day parade. Russia's coronavirus tally so far stands at 6,342, a rise of 954 cases in the last 24 hours, its crisis response centre said on Monday.

Russia: Victory Day rehearsals continue despite coronavirus crisis

Iranian authorities have released French academic Roland Marchal, who has been imprisoned in Iran since June 2019, a French presidency official said on Saturday.

Iran 'frees French researcher' in apparent prisoner swap

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