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"a stronger and fairer France" Emmanuel Macron appeared before the French media Tuesday night a wide range of issues covered including the notion of a higher birth rate for the country. Macron did a 30-minute speech followed by questions from the media. Mr. Macron saying a six-month parental leave for both parents should replace the current one-year extendable to three-year leave for mothers of newborn children... Macron blasting the political party currently most popular in France, the National Rally. Macron called the RN a party of "easy anger" and "lies"... There was political polling done earlier this month by IFOP....

Tonight a drone sighted in waters off the southeast coast of Yemen... "The events that are taking place in Latvia and other Baltic countries now, when the Russian people are being thrown out, are very serious and directly affect the security of our country" Russian President Vladimir Putin warning... Seven Ukrainian missiles downed over Russia's Belgorod Region... Explosions heard in Odessa Ukraine late tonight... A Prime-Time speech and news conference from French President Emmanuel Macron speaking of a "stronger and fairer" France... A deal to provide more aid for Palestinians in Gaza and medicines for Israeli hostages held there... An...

As we went into the weekend talk in France that President Emmanuel Macron was ready to shake up his government. Talk that Macron might ditch his current Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Today in French media the discussion about who might be the new Prime Minister. Former National Assembly President Richard Ferrand taking his name out of consideration. Meanwhile polling data points to the political strength of Marine Le Pen who leads the National Rally in France's National Assembly. Which politician is most 'in touch' with the everyday concerns of the average person in France?... The protest in Paris a small...

Various world leaders and institutions have raised their concerns that the presumed Israeli strike in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, that killed a top Hamas leader could escalate and expand the conflicts in the region. Deputy leader Saleh al Arouri — who was allegedly responsible for leading multiple attacks on Israel and had ushered in a closer relationship between Hamas and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia in Lebanon — was one of a handful of people killed in the Tuesday night strike. His killing marked a possibly pivotal moment in the powder keg that is the Middle East. Israeli leaders have...

60 personalities in the entertainment industry coming out in support of legendary actor Gerard Depardieu. Depardieu dealing with a rape case in the criminal justice system and other accusations leveled in a recent TV documentary... 2,500 signatories on a manifesto this weekend condemning Depardieu and denouncing a 'law of silence'... On Christmas Day the plane with alleged ties to human trafficking was allowed to leave France... For New Year's Eve in France a mobilization of 90,000 police including 6,000 in Paris... Many protesters today with their Yellow Vests others not wearing vests. A yellow flag used in the protest today....

When the immigration law deal was cut last Tuesday Marine Le Pen proclaimed an: "ideological victory" After the vote President Emmanuel Macron claimed the new law was a way to stop the National Rally from gaining strength politically. Many of the left-leaning members of his grand Centrist alliance dismayed... Macron will not run in the 2027 Presidential Election. For now, as his movement considers possible candidates in a race where Marine Le Pen personally looks strong and ideas of the Right gain popularity Mr. Macron continues to irk the left... Now Macron has weighed in on the rape and sexual...

The delicate balance of President Emmanuel Macron's "Centrist" government maintaining power without a majority in the National Assembly was upset Monday. The vote 270-265 against the government with 13 abstentions. The modified legislation on immigration from the Senate shot down on a motion brought by France's Left upset over the strictness of the proposed law... Cultural conflict involving a French school led to a teacher walkout. The story not clearly state by Mainstream Media but it began with Muslim students aged 11 and 12 averting their eyes from a classic painting of naked women... Today's protest event seen here is...

The death of Thomas, a 16-year-old stabbed after a dance party in southeastern France on November 19th triggered protests with the "Far-Right" blamed by the government. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin saying the government is seeking to ban small "Far-Right" organizations following those protests... The government of President Emmanuel Macron casting a wider net amid the controversy with a direct attack on the National Rally in France's National Assembly. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti accusing the RN of seeking to divide France between its Catholic rural parts and urban Muslim parts. He claimed the RN needs to expel Racists and Nazis in...

On Friday night in Paris the fifth anniversary of the Yellow Vests was commemorated and there would be many more commemorations today Saturday... For ten hours on Friday President Emmanuel Macron holding a consultation with leaders of opposition parties willing to participate. This was the last in a series of meetings that some opposition parties like Environmentalist and the National Rally attended with its President Jordan Bardella in the room. But other opposition forces including the LFI (Left) and Les Republicans (Mainstream Right)... Following last Sunday's Civic March against Anti-Semitism Marine Le Pen the National Rally leader in the National...

French President Emmanuel Macron has gone wobbly on his support of Israel in its war against Hamas. He went so far as to claim that Israel is killing women and children, as though deliberately doing so. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu didn’t appreciate that. Netanyahu didn’t appreciate hearing Macron’s words as he broke with the other Western countries supporting Israel in the war against Hamas. Macron called for a pause, to be followed up with a ceasefire. He called for the ceasefire – the first Western leader to do so – at a hastily called conference with world leaders...

The Anti-Semitic incidents in France following the start of the war in Israel on October 7th under investigation by French authorities with arrests in the hundreds. But one particularly nasty looking incident was the painting of Stars of David on the sides of homes and buildings in Paris and its suburbs. Now the French government pointing an accusing finger at Russia... A civic march against Anti-Semitism set for Paris tomorrow led by the leading officials of France's National Assembly and Senate. But the Left in France and even some Centrist and Pro-Government politicians balking at participation by the "Far-Right". The...

Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview at the Elysee Palace, he said there was "no justification for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit Israel. While recognizing Israel's right to protect itself, "we do urge them to stop this bombing" in Gaza, he said. But he also stressed that France "clearly condemns" the "terrorist" actions of Hamas... Speaking the day after a humanitarian aid conference in Paris about the war in Gaza, Mr. Macron said the "clear conclusion" of all governments and agencies present at...

Last Sunday President Emmanuel Macron who's been on a conservative "law and order" path for much of this year tried to strike a more progressive tone last Sunday calling for abortion to be enshrined in France's constitution. Prior to his re-election last year, Macron moved the bar for abortion in France from 12 weeks to 14 weeks proclaiming it to be "Pro-Choice". In the United States some states like Mississippi passed slightly more liberal 15-week abortion laws proclaiming them to be "Pro-Life". This weekend marks five years since the Yellow Vests protests first emergeed in November of 2018... Today's Yellow...

"A period of decency" The expression used by French President Emanuel Macron to justify the blanket ban on Pro-Palestinian protests in France imposed on Thursday October 12th by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. That ban reversed last Wednesday by France's Council of State... On Thursday in Arras the funeral of teacher Dominique Bernard stabbed to death Friday before... President Macron's government again invoking Article 49.3 of the Constitution to force legislation through the National Assembly... On Saturday afternoon in Paris live video from a protest...Protesters gathering and writing their messages on cardboard... Around 230 pm this afternoon another protest a static...

Reacting to last weekend's attack on Israel President Emmanuel Macron condemning the attacks on civilians and the taking of hostages. The president of France's leading opposition force the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, expressing "totalist solidarity" with Israel stating that "crimes against humanity" took place last weekend.... On Thursday, Mr. Darmanin, suggested as a Presidential candidate in 2027, ordered all Pro-Palestinian protests in France banned. He also ordered arrests of those organizing such protests and "troublemakers" associated with the protests. Several thousand Pro-Palestinian demonstrators came out at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Thursday evening anyway. Police using tear...

The Minister of the Interior also ordered the arrest of the organizers and "troublemakers" of these pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, in a telegram addressed to the prefects, orders the systematic banning of Palestinian demonstrations and the arrest of the organizers and "troublemakers" of these demonstrations following the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. "Pro-Palestinian demonstrations, because they are likely to generate disturbances to public order, must be prohibited," writes the Minister of the Interior, adding that "the organization of these prohibited demonstrations must give rise to arrests"...

This week in France talk about bed bugs and fear of bed bugs with police using sniffer dogs to inspect trains and subways for the pests. The need to act driven by the Olympics in Paris set for July 26-August 11 of next year... But perhaps the bedbug issue was a way of distracting from the economic hardships in France related to inflation. That became obvious this week with word that clothing sales in France declined sharply last month... No sanctions against Azerbaijan at this time. The message from President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday... In Paris this afternoon the small...

Late Wednesday evening about Midnight French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that Article 49.3 of the 1958 "Fifth Republic" Constitution would be invoked for the 12th time since President Emmanuel Macron was unable to secure a majority in last year's legislative elections... On Thursday President Emmanuel Macron in Corsica the homelands of Napoleon Bonaparte proposing autonomy for the always restive region. Macron broaching ideas like use of the Corsican language in a bid to appease nationalists who have controlled local offices on the island since 2018... Last Sunday night Mr. Macron announced that France's ambassador and soldiers were pulling out...

President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte got to be "on stage" this week as British King Charles and Queen Camilla came for a on official visit. The visit postponed from earlier this year when there were mass street protests opposing the imposition of a higher retirement age by Presidential decree. Also visiting France at the end of the week, Pope Francis... The Interior Ministee Gerald Darmanin took a hard line this week as the European Union sought to move migrants who swarmed... Former President Nicolas Sarkozy threw a line to the current President Macron this week by urging his...

Hurricane Lee... The United Nations refugee agency saying thousands of migrants jamming the Italian island of Lampedusa must be relocated...126,000 migrants reaching Italy by sea so far this year, almost twice the number arriving in Italy for all of last year. Reacting to the situation Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni... In Poland a scandal involving cash payments in exchange for speeded up work visas... The Israeli military carrying out a drone strike... The Biden Administration Special Prosecutor Jack Smith seeking a gag order against President Trump... Polling for the US Presidential Contest from Fox News and Harvard-Harris... The African nation...