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Hollande pledges to push on with new labour laws but strikes threat grows
French president Francois Hollande has pledged to press on with unpopular labour reforms despite nationwide strikes bringing the country to its knees and...
Hollande abandons divisive plans to strip terrorists of French citizenship
French president Francois Hollande has abandoned plans to strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship.
Hollande admits decades of nuclear testing in Pacific had impact on health
French President Francois Hollande has acknowledged that three decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia had “an impact” on health and the...
Obama and Hollande talks complicated by Russian plane incident
Standing in solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande opened talks on Tuesday about expanding the...
Hollande hopes to spur U.S. to do more against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande hopes to spur Washington to greater action against Islamic State, but it is unclear to what extent he can overcome the...
France to begin Syria reconnaissance flights, mulls air strikes
France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria on Tuesday and could launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in the country, President...
Hollande says euro should have own government, budget and parliament
French President Francois Hollande is calling for the creation of a eurozone government and for citizens to renew their faith in the European project,...
France’s Hollande vows no mercy to soldiers if African child abuse proven
President Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday to make an example of any French troops found guilty of child sex abuse in Central African Republic as an...
Hollande and Putin meet in Moscow for unscheduled Ukraine talks
French President Francois Hollande met Russia’s Vladimir Putin Saturday, making a surprise stopover in a Moscow airport in an attempt to defuse mounting...
Hollande: French air strikes have completely destroyed IS target in Iraq
France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State...
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