Bourne : Macron will launch special constitutional powers for the retirement age

 While demonstrations continue to protest the law, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced in the National Assembly that French President Emmanuel Macron will launch special constitutional powers to enact the proposed pension reform bill

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Von der Leyen : we must be ready to protect technology trade with China

 The European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for its own security and military purposes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday.

Zelensky makes a surprise visit to Paris

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a surprise visit to Paris for talks Sunday night with French President Emmanuel Macron, extending a multi-stop European tour that has elicited fresh pledges of military support as his country gears up for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation forces.

Zelensky's European Tour is aimed at "arms shopping" and building political support

 During the three-day visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which included Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, which sought to replenish Ukraine's depleted weapons supplies before the long-awaited counteroffensive aimed at turning the tide of the war, European leaders promised Zelensky an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones.

Bilateral talks french and British to maintain their historical relation

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attempted on Friday in Paris to mend bilateral relations strained by disputes in recent years over a fishing deal, illegal migration through the Channel, and an Australian submarine contract stab.

Brazilian president condemns the war on Ukraine,presenting a peace initiative

On Tuesday Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and during his meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Lula condemned The war on Ukraine and called to stop it now and revealed his new initiative for peace for the world in this concern.

Burkina Faso demands withdrawal of French troops

Edited by |Mohammed Rashid

Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso-January 23, 2023

France, the former colonial power, has been facing protests over its presence in Burkina Faso for several months,

Calm returns to the streets in the French capital Paris

Calm returns to the streets in the French capital Paris  after two nights of strong protests across Paris against pension reform as garbage continues to appear in and outside amid a strike of waste collectors

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Demonstrations continue in France against pension reform

The French continue to demonstrate against pension reforms, which the French government insists on, and the biggest anti-government protests in decades against pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron have not subsided.

French gov't adopt a pension reform bill

The government's unpopular pension reform bill is considered as adopted without a vote in the lower house of Parliament. French President Emmanuel Macron now has 15 days to enact the law.

French President arrives in China for an official visit to enhance France -Sino relations

Chinese - French relationship is not bad nor good but it enjoys great understanding in different fields of cooperation between the 2 big nations.

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Macron's watch stirs controversy

The video shows Emmanuel Macron, gesturing with his hands throughout the half-hour interview sporting a luxury watch on his left wrist, which is later absent as he continues to speak.