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France Faces High-risk Vote On EU-Canada Free Trade Deal

The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on a controversial trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact.

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Classic Var: Lenny Martinez swipes victory as Tobias Johannessen celebrates too soon

Uno-X rider goes second after early celebration, trailed by Bardet in third and Woods in fourth

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Photos: UFC Fight Night 236 weigh-ins, faceoffs

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Photos: Keith Lee through the years

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Who is France's youngest ever prime minister Gabriel Attal?

Aged just 34, Gabriel Attal has become the youngest prime minister in French history – a strong symbol as President Emmanuel Macron looks to revitalise his weakened government for the second half of his final term. He's also facing off challenges from the equally young far-right leader Jordan Bardella, a…

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Eric Burdon: the hellraiser who had it all and then lost it

Founder of The Animals, party buddy of Hendrix and Morrison and hero to Springsteen, Eric Burdon is a bluesman, a rogue and a survivor, and this is his story

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After pension reform battle, Macron weakened but unbowed

Hours before France's top judges breathed new life into his widely denounced plans to make people work longer for their state pensions, President Emmanuel Macron was his usual defiant self.

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France's Constitutional Council approves raising retirement age from 62 to 64

France's Constitional Council on Friday sanctioned the controversial core of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform - the plan to raise the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

Radio France Internationale

French government narrowly survives no-confidence votes over pensions reform

The French government survived two no-confidence motions in parliament on Monday evening, but still faces intense pressure over its handling of a controversial pensions reform. Unions have already called for a ninth day of strikes and protests on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Emmanuel Macron faces ‘moment of truth’ over French pension reform

President Emmanuel Macron's government faces two motions of no confidence in the National Assembly after it bypassed the lower house.

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Protesters set rubbish on fire as French govt barely survives no-confidence vote

Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform.

Reuters

French PM Borne to carry on despite show of force over pension reform

France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne vowed on Thursday to carry on despite a bruising day of political manoeuvres in which she deployed the emergency powers of Article 49.3 to sweep the government's controversial pensions reform bill through the National Assembly.

Radio France Internationale

Chaos in French parliament as powder keg reforms forced through

The French government has snubbed parliament over changes to the pension system and forced through the reforms.

The New Daily

Controversial Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire fox hunting club ceases after 252 years

Anti-blood sports activists are rejoicing after Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhounds group, which is one of the oldest fox hunts in the country, announced its closure after 252 years.

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Daily Record

Fox hunting opponents celebrate as one of Scotland's oldest hunts folds for good

EXCLUSIVE: The notorious Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhounds group will shut down after 252 years following strict new curbs on the blood sport.

Radio France Internationale

French opposition group Les Républicains sacks chief over pensions outbursts

A top French politician was on Saturday sacked from his job as second-in-command of the centre right Les Républicains (LR) for repeatedly going against the party line on pension reforms.

France 24

Will strikes force Macron to back down over French pension reforms?

France saw a wave of strikes against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday, causing disruption to trains, flights, schools and even hospitals. Polls show a majority of the French oppose the president’s measures – and analysts say maintaining public support of strikes will be crucial to unions’ chances of forcing…

Reuters

Macron, unions head for French pension reform showdown

The French should work two years longer to age 64 before retiring, the government said on Tuesday, announcing an unpopular pension system overhaul that immediately prompted unions to call for strikes and protests.

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Right-winger Ciotti wins French conservative party leadership

Right-winger Eric Ciotti was elected as the next leader of France's formerly heavyweight conservative Les Republicains (LR) party after winning the second round ballot of party members on Sunday.

Reuters

Right-winger Ciotti wins 1st round of French conservative party leadership vote

Right-winger Eric Ciotti is in poll position to become the next leader of France's formerly heavyweight conservative Les Republicains (LR) party after winning a first round ballot of party members on Sunday.

Reuters

Macron reforms in the balance as French conservatives choose leader

France's conservative Les Republicains (LR) party, squeezed by President Emmanuel Macron on one side and the far-right on the other, elects a new leader this weekend in a ballot that will matter for Macron's chances of pushing through his reforms.

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After losing the majority, can Macron strike a deal with opposition parties?

In his first public remarks since parliamentary elections deprived his governing coalition of a majority, French President Emmanuel Macron called on France’s reinvigorated opposition blocs to come up with solutions to the political impasse in a televised address on Wednesday. But opposition forces on both the left and right have…

Reuters

Analysis-Macron needs to turn foes into friends and woo conservatives

French President Emmanuel Macron spent his first term in office seeking to divide and conquer the traditional centre-right Les Republicains (LR) party - and he largely succeeded.

France 24

Macron turns to coalition-building after losing majority in parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies are trying to cobble together a working coalition after his centrist alliance lost its majority in legislative elections, raising the prospect of a prolonged political impasse. Macron will hold talks Tuesday and Wednesday at the Élysée Palace with representatives from the leading parties.

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