The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

The policeman who sparked riots across France last week after killing a teenager has denied threatening to shoot the boy in the head before opening fire.

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French President Emmanuel Macron called for order and calm and efforts to address the roots of several days of unrest around the country sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old boy

The events that have shaken France since the June 27 death of young Nahel M., shot by the police during a traffic stop, come during the “100 days” of appeasement announced on April 17 by President Emmanual Macron after his government forced through his controversial pension-reform law.

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The shooting of the 17-year-old teenager has sparked outrage in a number of cities

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an "emergency bill" to speed up the reconstruction of towns affected by riots over the past week following the killing of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop near Paris.

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Wave of unrest after teenager’s death leaves French president weighing pleas to tackle inequality against calls for tougher policing