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Emmanuel Macron

French school blockades to restart from Nov 2: Student group

France’s protest movement against soaring prices emerged from weeks of demonstrations by high school students.
France’s protest movement against soaring prices emerged from weeks of demonstrations by high school students.

Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France; officer hit by Molotov cocktail

Riot police on fire after a Molotov cocktail was thrown during clashes in Paris, France, on Oct 31.
Riot police on fire after a Molotov cocktail was thrown during clashes in Paris, France, on Oct 31.

Thousands gather in Paris suburb in tribute to victims of shooting

People take part in a citizen gathering in support of victims and to denounce the trivialisation of racist hatred, following the October 23 shooting in Trappes on the outskirts of Paris in which 26-year-old Pengo Bossio Wangi was killed, in Trappes, France, October 30, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
People take part in a citizen gathering in support of victims and to denounce the trivialisation of racist hatred, following the October 23 shooting in Trappes on the outskirts of Paris in which 26-year-old Pengo Bossio Wangi was killed, in Trappes, France, October 30, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

French centrists' feuding increases odds of Le Pen-Melenchon runoff

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament from the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election, delivers a speech during a political rally to launch the presidential campaign, after the party's congress in Orleans, France, October 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament from the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election, delivers a speech during a political rally to launch the presidential campaign, after the party's congress in Orleans, France, October 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Macron accuses French far right of fomenting spread of racism

French President Emmanuel Macron and Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan address the media in Marseille, France, October 26, 2026. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron and Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan address the media in Marseille, France, October 26, 2026. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS

Christine Lagarde: The outsider who led the ECB her way

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting at the guest house of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks during a press conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting at the guest house of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

US judge narrows French President Macron's defamation lawsuit against podcaster

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a welcome ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as part of their state visit to France, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a welcome ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as part of their state visit to France, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/Pool

Two Nordic leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war in rare direct contact by Europeans

Finnish President Alexander Stubb meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Government's representative facilities in Oslo, Norway, October 20, 2026. NTB/Cornelius Poppe/via REUTERS
Finnish President Alexander Stubb meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Government's representative facilities in Oslo, Norway, October 20, 2026. NTB/Cornelius Poppe/via REUTERS

French students vow more protests despite Macron government’s concessions

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government has committed to S$5.73 billion of loans for renovating schools.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government has committed to S$5.73 billion of loans for renovating schools.

France’s Macron promises ‘strong measures’ to assuage protests

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with business owners whose businesses were damaged during recent riots in Marseille, France, October 26, 2026. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with business owners whose businesses were damaged during recent riots in Marseille, France, October 26, 2026. Aurelien Morissard/Pool via REUTERS

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