Emmanuel Macron calls French Election

Emmanuel Macron calls French Election

Emmanuel Macron has called a snap election in France in response to a victory for the right in European polls. President Macron's dissolved Parliament and called national elections for 30th June and 7th July, as Ross Cullen reports from Paris.

June 10, 2024 6

World

Emmanuel Macron has called a snap election in France

Emmanuel Macron has called a snap election in France in response to a victory for the right in European polls. Marine Le Pen's National Rally party is on course to win around a third of the vote in European Parliament elections. President Macron's dissolved Parliament and called national elections for 30th June and 7th July, as Ross Cullen reports from Paris.

June 10, 2024 20

World

Far-right surge in EU elections

Far-right parties were big winners in the European elections, securing particularly strong performances in France and Germany. But the centrist grouping held firm with the European People's Party remaining the biggest player in the European Parliament. William Denselow reports from Brussels.

June 10, 2024 23

World

Zelensky urges West to do more for ‘fair peace’ after D-Day

By Stuart Williams and Aurelia End President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged the West to do more to achieve a fair peace as Ukraine battles the Russian invasion and expressed confidence that Kyiv would emerge victorious in the conflict. One day after Western leaders descended on northern France to mark the 80 year anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II, Zelensky addressed the […]

June 7, 2024 26

World

EU leader to confront China’s unfair trade practices

Perceived trade imbalances are set to be top of the agenda during today's meetings between China's President and European Union leaders. Xi Jinping is in Paris for a trilateral with the French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Oshiwambo

Opena uutile wiikolokosha niita o Middle omolwa oshiponokela sha Israel ku Iran

Iilongo iinankondo muuyuni ohela oyiindiile uukeka omolwa uutile kutya iiponokela yoo missile noo drone ya Iran ku Israel ,otayi vulu okweetitha iita oyindji mo middle east,sho iigwana ya hangana ya pulakene eindilo lyoondjindikila oompe dhi tulilwemo Iran. Iran okwa ningi oshiponokela,shotango tashoodheke oshikandjo sha Israel,okuyamukula koshiponokela oshidhipagi shomewangandjo shoka tashi pelwe ombedhi Israel ,shoka sha hanagulapo etungo lyuukalelipo shilongo wa Iran moshilandopangelo sha Syria, kuyele omwedhi nguka. Iiponokela oya tula […]

April 15, 2024 25

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500 sanctions vs. $60 billion in aid: Best way to ‘defeat Russia’ is by helping Ukraine ‘on ground’

Ukraine vowed to triumph over Russian "darkness" as it entered a new year of war weakened by a lack of Western aid and with Moscow emboldened by fresh gains. To mark the second anniversary, a virtual summit of G7 leaders was due to take place at Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral later Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attending. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" at dawn […]

February 24, 2024 20

President Hage Geingob

French Official attendance to State Funeral of President Geingob

On behalf of President Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Ms. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, will represent France to the State Funeral of President Hage Gottfried Geingob, third President of the Republic of Namibia, taking place on February 24th and 25th. Minister Zacharopoulou will convey a message of condolences signed by President Emmanuel Macron to H.E. Dr Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia. Before joining Windhoek, Minister Zacharopoulou already […]

February 23, 2024 5

Videos

Legacy of the French Resistance: Rival factions joined forces, ‘to promote a certain idea of France’

When France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the heroic role of Missak Manouchian and other foreigners among French Resistance fighters in World War II is often overlooked. French President Emmanuel Macron sought to change that Wednesday by inducting Manouchian into the country's Panthéon national monument. A poet who took refuge in France after surviving the Armenian genocide, Manouchian was executed in 1944 for being a leader in the resistance to […]

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