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Macron’s comments came after Italy’s new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships.

Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive

A former investment banker, Macron has vowed to shake the French economy out of its torpor.

Macron’s comments came after Italy’s new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships.

Macron faces hurdles, despite massive boost

France’s youngest president in the six decade-long Fifth Republic has transformed the country’s political landscape in a matter of weeks

Internet activist Jacob Appelbaum

Assange: Time for legal action against US snooping

Julian Assange says that the time has come for legal action after leaked documents reveal Washington spied on three French presidents.

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Greece faces diplomatic push on its debt at G7 summit

Greece faces a week of urgent diplomacy to free up bailout aid and avert a potential default as world leaders press for a resolution to the standoff.

Displaced refugee camp for children in CAR.

French leaders hail probe into CAR child sex abuse

Leaders of the two countries are co-operating in investigations amid allegations that French soldiers sexually assaulted children while in CAR.

Greece election: France congratulates leftist party Syriza on victory

French president Francois Hollande hopes for close cooperation between Greece and France following Syriza’s win in Sunday’s elections in Athens.

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah died on Friday morning weeks after being admitted to hospital.

World leaders due in Saudi Arabia to offer condolences

Several leaders, including US President Barack Obama, will visit Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman after the death of his predecessor, King Abdullah.

Abbas, Netanyahu march in historic Paris rally

Unlikely scenes at a historic march in Paris against terrorism as Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu march together.

Trap: The operations have raised concerns about the privacy of people who immerse themselves in the virtual world.

Russian military presence in Ukraine ‘intolerable’

Francois Hollande has condemned Russia’s military presence in Ukraine, while Russia has assured Europe it will keep winter gas supply commitments.

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Hollande fails the De Gaulle standard

The beleaguered French leader came into office in 2012 as the supposed anti-Merkel. Now she is as strong as ever and he has never looked weaker.

Lost for words: At the heart of the debate about norms and standards is government’s accountability.

Motshekga launches petition for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

A petition launched by Angie Motshekga will be delivered to Nigeria by a delegation from the ANC Women’s League and SA’s government.

Felicien Kabuga’s freedom, enabled by people in different countries across the world, was a slap in the face of every Rwandese citizen; those who lost lives during the genocide.

France outraged by Rwandan genocide blame

The French justice minister will not attend commemorations marking 20th anniversary of genocide, after Paul Kagame’s comments.

This week

Weekend 101: Of protests, politics and dodgy relationships

This week, the DA has march drama, Zwelinzima Vavi threatens to sue Cosatu, France and the US get cozy, and an exhibition is plagued by disagreements.

France’s François Hollande to separate from partner

The French President was expected to announce his separation from Valerie Trierweiler after a media frenzy threw his personal life into the spotlight.

François Hollande insists ‘affair’ is private

The French president is keeping mum on a matter he says concerns personal freedoms, refusing to answer questions about his personal life.

French first lady hospitalised after Hollande affair rumours

France’s first lady Valerie Trierweiler has been admitted to hospital following reports of President François Hollande​ having an affair.

France’s Hollande threatens to sue over affair report

French President François Hollande has threatened to sue a celebrity magazine after it alleged he was having an affair with an actress.

François Hollande speaks to French troops in the Central African Republic on December 10.

CAR intervention vital, Hollande tells French troops

After two of its soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic, France’s president has told troops their intervention is necessary.

Hollande flies to CAR as two French soldiers killed

French President François Hollande went to the Central African Republic where an operation to disarm rogue rebels has killed two French soliders.

French troops deployed in CAR following deadly violence

France’s president says reinforcements to a UN-mandated force would reach 1 600 troops following sectarian violence in Central African Republic.