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Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Will a deal with the UK allow Kyiv to make Western weapons in Ukraine?

British arms executives have reportedly travelled to Kyiv for discussions to set up joint ventures to manufacture British arms and military vehicles in Ukraine. Analysts agree that such a deal is on the cards, with the UK as Ukraine’s leading partner due to their close ties – and that such…

France 24

France touts work from home in bid to end pension reform impasse

France’s government is open to more concessions on its plan to raise the retirement age by two years, said spokesman Olivier Veran, hinting at a bigger work-from-home push after labor unions threatened to bring the nation to “a halt.”

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Fourth day of pension reform protests hits France

Police are out in force across France as protesters hold a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system

The Independent UK

Strong turnout as fourth day of French demos rattles Macron's pensions plan

French unions said more than 2.5 million protesters took the the streets across the nation on Saturday to keep up pressure on the government over its deeply unpopular pensions reform. The Interior Ministry put that figure at 963,000, but admitted that protest numbers had swelled for the fourth day of…

Radio France Internationale

France braces for a fourth day of pension reform protests

France is bracing itself for a fourth round of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform pensions Saturday, but strikes will not hit transport services this time, allowing trains and the Paris Metro to run.

France 24

France protests look to test government's resolve on pension reforms

Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday seeking to keep up pressure on the government over its pension reform plans, including a move to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.

Reuters

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Small French towns send out big message in rejecting pension reforms

The recent protests and strikes making the headlines are in Paris and other big cities, but people in more than 200 towns in France took to the streets on Tuesday to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. In Compiègne – an imperial town some 90kms north of the capital, a…

Radio France Internationale

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy visits London, Paris and Brussels; the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border

The Guardian - AU

Italy's Meloni says France risks undermining EU unity on Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday accused France of jeopardising EU unity on Ukraine by organising a Franco-German dinner in Paris with the Ukrainian president that excluded other European allies.

Reuters

Macron dinner for Vargas Llosa and controversial Spanish former king

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday have dinner with Spain's exiled former king Juan Carlos I and Peruvian Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa. The literature laureate joined the élite French Academy on 9 February.

Radio France Internationale

Macron mulls stripping Putin of Legion d'Honneur

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honour, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so.

Radio France Internationale

When did Russia invade Ukraine and how could the war end?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Ukraine reports 'massive' Russian aerial attacks

KYIV: Ukraine said Russia launched "massive" missile and drone attacks Friday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied for long-range weapons before EU leaders.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Mulls Stripping Putin of France's Top Honor

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honor, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so. Putin received the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur, the top rank in France's honors system, in 2006 at a time when Moscow…

WEKU

In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal

Some French legislators and activists are calling on the French president to rescind the award to the Russian leader because of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

France 24

Biden will mark one-year anniversary of Ukraine invasion with Poland trip

The White House said Friday that US President Joe Biden will mark this month's anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a visit to NATO ally Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda and other eastern European allies. Earlier in the day, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Kharkiv,…

France 24

Macron considers stripping Putin of French Legion of Honour medal

Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelensky has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honour. But there’s a problem: Russian President Vladimir Putin has the same medal.

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The Independent UK

Macron weighs kicking Putin out of French Legion of Honor

Ukraine’s wartime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now been bestowed with France’s highest medal of honor

Evening Standard

President Zelensky arrives at the EU Summit with Emmanuel Macron

Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron travelled together to Brussels to take part in an EU summit.

Radio France Internationale

Algeria recalls ambassador to France over wanted dissident

Algeria has recalled its envoy to France "for consultations" after Paris intervened to help Amira Bouraoui, an activist and journalist who is wanted by Algiers, avoid deportation and detention.

Reuters

France says it wants stronger ties with Algeria despite envoy recall

France will continue efforts to strengthen ties with Algeria despite Algiers accusing Paris on Wednesday of orchestrating the escape of an activist it wants to arrest, a French foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

‘Ex-comedian in a green shirt’: Russia lashes out at ‘pompous’ Zelensky

‘Russia will know how to respond to any unfriendly actions by the British side,’ embassy warns

Asharq Al-Awsat

France’s Macron Awards Legion of Honor to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

President Emmanuel Macron has bestowed the Legion of Honor on Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a visit to Paris. It is the highest award a French president can give to a counterpart, the Elysee Palace said in an overnight statement. "A salute to Ukraine and its people. A salute to…

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky makes new plea for tanks and jets

Ukraine President appeals to EU for rapid response over feared Putin offensive

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