President Macron pays his respects to beheaded teacher Samuel Paty

French President Emmanuel Macron paid his respects tonight at the coffin of a teacher who was beheaded near Paris last week.   History teacher Samuel Paty was decapitated for having shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a civics class discussion on free speech early this month. He became the subject of an online hate campaign … Read more

President Macron pays his respects at the coffin of beheaded teacher Samuel Paty

French President Emmanuel Macron paid his respects tonight at the coffin of a teacher who was beheaded near Paris last week.   History teacher Samuel Paty was decapitated for having shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a civics class discussion on free speech early this month. He became the subject of an online hate campaign … Read more

Coronavirus France: Brigitte Macron, 67, self-isolates after contact

Brigitte Macron, 67, will self-isolate after the French First Lady came into contact with a person who has Covid-19 Brigitte Macron, 67, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, 42,  is isolating Statement said she had contact with a person who had tested covid-19 positive  Mrs Macron currently has no symptoms of covid and is isolating … Read more

Brigitte Macron, 67, will self-isolate after coming into contact with a person with Covid-19

Brigitte Macron, 67, will self-isolate after the French First Lady came into contact with a person who has Covid-19 Brigitte Macron, 67, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, 42,  is isolating Statement said she had contact with a person who had tested covid-19 positive  Mrs Macron currently has no symptoms of covid and is isolating … Read more

Boris Johnson tells Emmanuel Macron that a Brexit deal is ‘better for both sides’

Boris tells Macron that a Brexit deal is ‘better for both sides’ but he’s prepared to end transition period on Australia-style terms if an agreement can’t be done Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed UK’s commitment to reach agreement Johnson emphasised that progress must be made to bridge the significant gaps It comes ahead of a … Read more

Fears ‘short fuse’ Emmanuel Macron could blow up UK trade deal as Barnier urges EU to ‘stand firm’

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has warned EU leaders to stand firm over a Brexit trade deal and seek further UK concessions amid fears that talks could be blown out of the water by French President Emmanuel Macron.  Mr Barnier met UK counterpart Lord Frost in London this morning for a planned short meeting before … Read more

French aid worker, 75, is released by her Al-Qaeda captors and will be welcomed home by Macron 

French aid worker Sophie Petronin will be welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron Friday after suspected jihadist hostage-takers freed the 75-year-old from nearly four years of captivity in Mali. Petronin was released along with a top Malian politician and two Italian hostages late Thursday. The last French citizen known to have been held hostage anywhere … Read more

French First Lady Brigitte Macron dons a mask as she attends funeral of singer Juliette Gréco

French First Lady Brigitte Macron cuts a sombre figure in black as she dons a mask to attend the funeral of singer Juliette Gréco in Paris Brigitte Macron, 67, attended funeral of French singer Juliette Gréco in Paris  French public paid last homage to the singer at St-Germain-des-Prés church Gréco, a celebrated chanteuse, died aged … Read more

Trump, Putin and Macron call for immediate ceasefire in Karabakh

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron have all called for an immediate ceasefire in Karabakh as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) demanded ‘full Armenian withdrawal’ Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron have all called for an immediate ceasefire in Karabakh as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan demanded ‘full Armenian withdrawal’.  Earlier today the presidents … Read more

Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte visit Lithuania

French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 67, looks radiant in a powder blue ensemble as she joins her husband President Emmanuel Macron, 42, on a visit to Lithuania Brigitte and Emmanuel visited Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nauseda and wife The French First Lady accepted a pen from her husband, 42, to sign guest book They were visiting their … Read more