Christophe Castaner
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Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus
- Europe
- December 17, 2020
French president Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest world leader to be diagnosed with the disease and prompting sev(...)

Macron seeks way out crisis caused by police brutality and security law
- Europe
- November 30, 2020, 18:35
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday summoned prime minister Jean Castex, interior minister Gérald Darmanin and justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti to(...)

Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meeting
- Europe
- July 6, 2020, 21:26
The first cabinet meeting of a new French government that leans heavily to the right will take place at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday. The cabinet ann(...)

French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rival
- Europe
- June 10, 2020, 17:00
President Emmanuel Macron has remained silent in France’s prolonged bout of soul-searching about its own record of police violence, instead delegating(...)

Paris under tighter restrictions in French plan to ease lockdown
- Europe
- May 7, 2020, 20:22
French prime minister Edouard Philippe warned against “letting our guard down” when the country eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions next Monday. (...)

France’s banlieues pull together under coronavirus lockdown
- Europe
- April 28, 2020, 18:00
The immigrant banlieues on the outskirts of French cities have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. “An effective lockdown is near(...)

Knife attacker in French town kills two and wounds five
- Europe
- April 5, 2020, 07:28
France was confronted with what is being considered a terrorist attack in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic when a man stabbed two people to death(...)

‘Out of his depth’: World leaders battle coronavirus with mixed results
- World
- March 19, 2020, 16:07
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been widely praised for his handling of the coronvirus crisis, in particular for the tone and content of his address to the(...)

Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movement
- Europe
- November 17, 2019, 18:42
The gilets jaunes movement marked the first anniversary of their revolt with violent protests at the weekend. The demonstrators, who are named after (...)

Macron calls for ‘society of vigilance’ in wake of police personnel murders
- Europe
- October 8, 2019, 18:15
The entire French nation must unite, mobilise and act to end Islamist extremism, President Emmanuel Macron said in an homage to four police personnel (...)