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100th anniversary of the first world war armistice held in France

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned of the dangers of rising nationalism as he addressed Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and other world leaders at a ceremony in Paris to…

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Truce between Trump and Macron on the eve of the Armistice commemoration

It was an awkward truce to avert a Twitter war, a day before the big Armistice Day commemoration in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump, meeting…

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Trump find Macron’s comments on need for European army ‘very insulting’

U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron headed towards a potential clash in talks on Saturday after Trump took offence to what he called a "very insulting" comment…

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UBS faces accusations of laundering the proceeds of tax fraud and illegally soliciting clients in France

French prosecutors argued in a Paris court on Thursday for Swiss bank UBS AG to be fined 3.7 billion euros for helping wealthy French people evade taxes. After a seven-year…

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France considering budget amendment to lower bitcoin related capital gains tax

French lawmakers have adopted an amendment to the 2019 budget bill that will cut capital gains tax on bitcoin sales to 30 percent from 36.2 percent. This will bring cryptocurrency…

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Rescuers find death bodies in site of Marseille’s buildings collapse in city centre

Rescuers have found a second body in the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in Marseille. The buildings - one condemned and apparently vacant, the other containing apartments - collapsed…

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How is France preparing for the eventuality of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’

This looks set to be yet another important week in the Brexit negotiations - but preparations are also being stepped up in case no deal emerges on a withdrawal agreement…

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Macron’s approval ratings continue to drop

French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval ratings continue to slip, with only 26 percent of French people saying they have confidence in him, according to a new opinion poll published Wednesday. That’s…

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France launches nation-wide investigation into incidents of babies born with missing or malformed arms at abnormal rates

France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies being born with either missing or malformed arms after abnormal rates of deformations were detected in several regions of the…

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French, German, Russian and Turkish leaders meet in summit on Syria

A four-way summit on Syria has ended with no major breakthrough, even as the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France agreed that a fragile ceasefire in Idlib should be…

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Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on election campaign funding

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to send him to trial over charges of illegal campaign financing, in a case known as the…

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France plans to introduce congestion pricing

France plans to make it easier for cities to introduce congestion pricing in a bid to reduce traffic jams and air pollution, the transport minister said on Thursday. Elisabeth…

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Turkey to host summit on Syria with Russia, Germany and France next week

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a summit on the Syria conflict with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27 in Istanbul, his spokesman said Friday.…

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Macron reshuffles government cabinet

French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Tuesday, naming loyalist and head of his ruling party Christophe Castaner to the sensitive post of interior minister. The reshuffle is an…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The latest revelations from the #DaphneProject dominate the headlines in Malta. The murder of the Bulgarian journalist, almost a year after Caruana Galizia's murder, also leads to focus…

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Macron’s power machine spins out of control (POLITICO)

When Emmanuel Macron swept to power, French media marveled at the organizational skills of a man they dubbed the country’s first “managerial president.” There were wide-eyed articles about Macron’s color-coded…

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Macron accepts interior minister’s resignation

France's Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of his interior minister, the Elysee Palace said Wednesday, in the latest blow to the president who had earlier refused to allow his loyal…

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Paris to build memorial for heroic animals killed at World War I

After heroically delivering a message in World War I, French pigeon Le Vaillant died of gas poisoning. A century later, it looks as though he and the thousands of other…

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French police raid HQ of Muslim Association in counter-terrorism operation

Around 200 French police officers have raided the headquarters of a Muslim association as well as the homes of members of the club, in a swoop that authorities said was part of…

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France and Germany call for change of EU funding for economic development projects

France and Germany are calling for a shake-up of EU funding for economic development projects, warning that Europe’s largest multilateral lenders are poorly coordinated and could be merged. In…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Malta's newspapers lead with statements delivered by the Chief Justice and Chamber of Advocates President, during the opening of the forensic year. In the world, the news of…

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President Emmanuel Macron has rejected the resignation of his interior minister

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, one of President Emmanuel Macron’s closest allies, offered to step down on Monday but Macron refused to accept his resignation, daily Le Figaro reported on…

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Europe has more important things than the future of the UK. It’s the future of the EU – French foreign minister

EU leaders last week rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for post-Brexit trade, standing firm on their position that the plan would undermine their cherished single market. “The British…

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France refuses MV Aquarius to dock in Marseille

The French government wants the ship Aquarius 2 to take migrants picked up off the coast of Libya to seek "the nearest safe port" rather than continue its journey to the…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing with the latest news from around the globe, a newspaper review from Malta and a headline digest of the main news chosen in the past…

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MV Aquarius heading to Marseille

The Aquarius migrant rescue ship is headed for the port of Marseille with 58 people on board and will seek authorisation to dock from the French government, the vessel's operators…

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Libya – Italy’s and France’s ongoing battle of influence

France and Italy have had differences over how changes should be brought in Libya in the post-Moammar Gaddafi era, but those differences have become public in recent months, raising concerns…

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Abbas seeks French support to counter Trump’s policy position in Israeli – Palestinian conflict

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris seeking French support to offset US President Donald Trump’s policy positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking to reporters…

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Macron set to lose another ally

Le Figaro reports that French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb’s announced on Tuesday that he planned to resign from his post next May, after the European election, to run for his old…

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Macron unveils plans for a sustainable future-proof health system

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans to make France’s health care system more efficient and sustainable for the next 50 years. The French health system is already considered one…

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Russia says Syria shot down one of its military planes, blames Israel: RIA (UPDATED)

UPDATE Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that the Syrian military had accidentally shot down a Russian military plane over Syria, but said it blamed the incident on Israel,…

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Pas Pipi Dans Paris

The city of Paris released a music video on September 12 imploring people to refrain from urinating in public. The quirky production is making a splash on social media. Paris’s…

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Macron’s centrist party and far-right party share top place in MEP elections opinion poll

Polls for the May 2019 European Parliament elections, show that French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party is neck-and-neck with the far-right former National Front party the Rassemblement National. The two…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, 100 people, including 21 children, died in the Mediterranean is amongst the news one can read on a number of international websites. We also read about the possibility…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The reunification of mother and child in Malta is perhaps the best news one could lead with this Morning. In other news, we have the latest results of…

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Seven wounded in stabbing attack in Paris – Nothing shows signs of terrorist link at this stage

Guardian - BBC Seven people have been wounded in Paris after they were attacked by a man armed with a knife and an iron bar, according to police and other sources. A source…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, A powerful earthquake hit Japan, the two Koreas agreed for a summit later on this month, while Donald Trump's experience at the White House remains an issue for…

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Macron names François de Rugy as his new environment minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has named François de Rugy as his new environment minister, the Élysée Palace said in a statement on Tuesday, after his former ecology chief resigned unexpectedly…

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French sports minister resigns ahead of Macron’s reshuffle announcement

French sports minister Laura Flessel has resigned from president Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet for “personal reasons”. “I made the decision to leave the government for personal reasons. France 24 French President…

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People losing their lives in the Mediterranean has risen sharply – UNHCR

Fewer people are making the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, but the proportion of those losing their lives trying has risen sharply, the UN refugee agency has said in its…

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Le Pen hedging on Salvini’s wave for MEP elections

If there is to be a “Salvini wave,” Marine Le Pen is intent on riding it. Next week, the leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party will reveal her…

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French Unions calls for a strike for October 9th

Unions in France on Thursday called for a strike for October 9 in protest at the “ideological policies” of French President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The CGT and FO unions as…

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Friday Morning Briefing – Updated

Good morning, CIVIL PROTECTION WARNING: People are asked to avoid the area of Magħtab while residents of Magħtab, Naxxar, and San Gwann to keep their windows shut. This is after…

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Depardieu is facing a probe over alleged “rapes and sexual assaults”

French star Gerard Depardieu is facing a probe over alleged "rapes and sexual assaults", a judicial source told AFP on Thursday. The source said the Paris public prosecutor's office had…

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Macron accepts role of being anti-Salvini and Orban

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday billed himself as the main opponent to hard-right, anti-immigration parties in Europe, seemingly relishing a challenge from Italy's Matteo Salvini and Hungary's Viktor Orban.…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing covers the main stories in Malta's newspapers front pages which focus on the free school transport and the case where a 15 year old was…

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French Environment Minister resigns live on radio

French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot has resigned on live radio, in a dramatic announcement that caught even President Emmanuel Macron by surprise. The former TV presenter and green activist said…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today apart from the regular Malta's newspaper front pages' review also refers to the worrying developments in Libya's capital Tripoli, the Mexico - US…

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EU unity deemed more important by Macron as he outlines French foreign post Brexit foreign policy priorities

France 24 said that President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said preserving European Union unity was more important than forging a close relationship with post-Brexit Britain, and hit out at what he…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Australia has a new Prime Minister, while the US Media is analysing the Trump legal issues. In Italy, the Diciotti saga saw its umpteenth twist in political drama,…

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Two people killed by knife-armed man in Paris suburb of Trappes. Prosecutors are not treating the attack as a terrorism case. UPDATE

France 24 Prosecutors are not treating the attack as a terrorism case, but were following it closely. The 36-year-old man, who has not been officially identified, fatally stabbed his relatives…

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Conte argues that Malta (and other countries) did not honour its commitment in the last Pozzallo disembarking of migrants

Italy's prime minister has allowed all child migrants on the coastguard ship that docked in the port of Catania on Monday into Italy The legal agency in Sicily responsible for…

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