France announces three-week school closure and domestic travel ban
The move is a departure from the French government’s recent policy which has focused on regionalised restrictions.
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The move is a departure from the French government’s recent policy which has focused on regionalised restrictions.
The French president is also suffering from a cough and fatigue after his positive test for coronavirus.
Emmanuel Macron said his country would stand firm against religious extremists.
Countries pledged financial aid and called for an independent inquiry at a virtual donor conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron today.
Johnson yesterday said the UK is “walking out” of the EU on 31 October.
Flight-tracking websites showed a plane travelling from Tehran to Biarritz.
US President Donald Trump, however, has denied signing off on a joint G7 message.
Macron recognised that the yellow vest movement had led to many in France feeling “anger and impatience for change” and praised its “just demands”.
Experts have said it could take significantly longer than the French President’s timeframe.
Varadkar is in Paris for a meeting with Macron to discuss the latest Brexit developments.
The Taoiseach will travel to Paris on Tuesday to meet Macron, while on Thursday, Merkel will travel to Dublin.
Around a thousand protesters gathered on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris.
The paper’s weekly magazine was accused of being reminiscent of the Nazi leader.
The investigation will examine the “abuse of trust” over Benalla’s failure to return two passports after he was no longer in office.
An estimated 66,000 people took to the streets across France yesterday.
In a bid to end the protests, Macron has cancelled the planned fuel tax hikes and offered a rise in the minimum wage.
The French are practical people and they tightened their belts as much as they could until eventually they couldn’t survive, writes Renaud Beranger.
An estimated 124,000 people took part in the protests.
Macron said the two leaders had spoken about what his office has portrayed as a misunderstanding.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb will face questions from parliament next week.
He is suspected of unlawfully receiving police surveillance footage in a bid to clear his name.
An unnamed source told CNN television the call went badly.
The French president has been in power for a year, but not everyone is happy with his sweeping social reforms.
World leaders are dealing with the fallout of airstrikes ordered following an alleged chemical attack.
Hundreds attended the ceremony for Arnaud Beltrame today.
Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame died early this morning. Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to his bravery.
Irish uilleann piping was granted the same status last year.
World leaders are meeting in Paris today – two years to the day since the deal was agreed.
Leo Varadkar failed to rule out Ireland signing up to a joint defence pact with EU countries.
France’s biggest trade union is planning street protests next month.
The wife of the French president has historically always played a public role at official functions.
They didn’t even stop when Trump embraced the French First Lady.
Not a fan at all, so he wasn’t.
Yesterday evening the two couples dined at a Michelin-starred restaurant on the Eiffel Tower.
Victims’ groups had accused the Paris Match magazine of sensationalising the assault.
Trump announced he was to remove the United States from the climate action accord.
Marine Le Pen’s National Front, meanwhile, had a disappointing result.
Turnout has been low across France as the country deals with its fourth national vote in less than two months.
The French press, however, are focusing on the low turnout for yesterday’s election.
Macron has enjoyed a smooth start in the five weeks since he beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.