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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed freed journalist Olivier Dubois at midday on Tuesday on his arrival at a military airfield outside Paris, the president's office said.

Paris 2024 Olympic torchbearers may not all get to keep their torches as a cherished memento of the Games because organisers plan to cut down on the number made in the name of sustainability, a source told Reuters.

In March 2020, Paris emptied as the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced. City dwellers fled and sought refuge in the countryside. Three years later, what has become of those Parisians who embarked on a new way of life? And how has the arrival of these "neo-rurals" affected the local landscape?…

Bezalel Smotrich on denied the existence of a Palestinians, saying that it was Jews such as his that were the true Palestinians

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview on Wednesday, his office announced, just a day after his controversial pensions reform is to be signed into law. The government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament on Monday evening, prompting angry protests in Paris and other cities.

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government. But the bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had held "productive talks" with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday. The visit came as China's President Xi Jinping met Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a second day of talks in Moscow. Follow our blog to…

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PARIS — The French government survived two no-confidence motions Monday to enable the immediate adoption of President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform bill without holding a full vote in parliament.

Parliament adopted a divisive pension bill Monday raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, after lawmakers in the lower chamber rejected two no-confidence votes against the government.

Gov’t survives two motions to protest against President Macron’s decision to bypass parliament to raise retirement age.