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Eurozone growth beats expectations in 3rd quarter

The eurozone economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Thursday, buoyed by better-than-anticipated growth in France despite political turmoil in Europe’s second-biggest economy...

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Sarkozy protected by two bodyguards in jail

France’s interior minister on Wednesday confirmed former president Nicolas Sarkozy would be protected by two security officers while serving jail time in a criminal conspiracy case involving Libya...

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Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence

France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison...

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France intensifies hunt for Louvre raiders

French police on Tuesday stepped up the hunt for thieves who stole priceless royal jewels from the Louvre museum, as scrutiny mounted over security at the country’s cultural institutions...

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Shares in French bank BNP Paribas plummet

Shares in France’s biggest bank, BNP Parisbas, sank more than eight per cent in trading on Monday, following a US court verdict late last week finding it liable for atrocities committed in Sudan...

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S&P cuts France credit rating to A+

Credit agency S&P said Friday it had cut its rating for France to A+ from AA, citing risks that the government would fail to significantly reduce its deficit next year...

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900m poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns

Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a ‘double and deeply unequal burden,’ the United Nations warned Friday.

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French PM survives two confidence votes

French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu weathered two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.

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French PM faces parliament in political crisis

Embattled French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu was to give a high-stakes speech to a deeply divided parliament on Tuesday, with opponents already trying to topple his government.

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Sarkozy to learn start date of jail term

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to learn Monday when and where he will serve out his prison term after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy.

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President flees amid Gen Z protests in Madagascar

Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled the country on a French military aircraft, hours before he was scheduled to address the people, reports The Guardian.

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Zidane confirms ambition to coach France

Zinedine Zidane confirmed Sunday he would one day like to coach the France national team, but did not say if he was hoping to take over from outgoing boss Didier Deschamps.

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French PM faces uphill task to form government

French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday was negotiating to form a government after losing a key political ally, with time running short before a fast-approaching budget deadline.

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Macron seeks new PM to end France crisis

French president Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday racing to find a new prime minister within a two-day deadline after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis.

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Zidane's son Luca 'proud' to play for Algeria

French football legend Zinedine Zidane's son Luca said on Wednesday he is ‘proud’ to represent Algeria ahead of the north African country's World Cup qualifier against Somalia.

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Macron under pressure to produce working government

The clock ticked down Wednesday for France’s president Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign...

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Allies desert Macron as French PM given final chance

President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday faced growing pressure from within his own camp to resolve an intensifying political crisis and a call from a key ally to quit, as his outgoing premier made a last-ditch effort to rally support for a coalition government a day after resigning.

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France’s new PM resigns

France’s president Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted the country’s prime minister Sebastien Lecornu’s resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

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German, French inflation rises in September

Inflation in Germany and France, the eurozone’s biggest economies, rose in September, data showed Tuesday, fuelling expectations the European Central Bank (ECB) will not make further interest rate cuts in coming months...

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French officials say almost 400 UK-bound migrants rescued

French security forces rescued almost 400 migrants seeking to take advantage of good weather and make the perilous crossing across the Channel to England in a weekend that also saw several fatalities, authorities in northern France said on Monday.

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Migrant found dead on beach in France

A young migrant was found dead early Sunday on a beach in northern France, the latest in a rising number of deaths in attempted Channel crossings, local authorities said.