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Marcos invited to visit France: envoy

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 07:21 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron invited Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to go on a state visit to France, an ambassador said on Friday. Read more »

Japan, France vow more security cooperation in Asia-Pacific

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 06:35 AM

Macron said France and Japan would continue their "joint actions in the Indo-Pacific". Read more »

Macron promises 'first Western tanks' for Ukraine

Francesco Fontemaggi and Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 08:04 AM

France is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced Wednesday after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more »

France offers free condoms to young people

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 02 09:42 AM

France on Sunday began offering free condoms to anyone 25 and under in an attempt to cut the number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Read more »

Argentine president to watch World Cup final from home

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 07:35 AM

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said he will be watching Sunday's World Cup final match between his national team and France from home, and not in person from Qatar. Read more »

EU united in spat over US green subsidies: Scholz

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 07:48 PM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Europe would stand united in any dispute with the United States over lucrative green subsidies that the EU fears will trigger job losses. Read more »

France to make condoms free for young adults aged 18-25

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 03:10 AM

"It's a small revolution for contraception," Macron said during a health debate with young people in Fontaine-le-Comte, a suburb of Poitiers in western France. Read more »

Biden, Macron pledge alliance on Ukraine, democracy

Francesco Fontemaggi and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 12:09 PM

US President Biden and French President Macron emerged from White House talks pledging to close ranks in helping Ukraine. Read more »

Biden ready to speak to Putin 'if he is looking for way to end the war'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 06:03 AM

At a joint news conference with Macron, Biden said he had no immediate plans to contact Putin but left open the possibility. Read more »

Marcos receives invites to visit France, Vietnam

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:31 PM

Earlier this month, Marcos received invitations from China and the World Economic Forum. Read more »

Marcos eyes nuclear energy partnership with France

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 09:32 AM

A possible nuclear energy partnership between Manila and Paris was raised during Marcos’ bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Read more »

Ukraine woos France with romantic video: Send more guns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 09:35 AM

Ukraine's defense ministry sought to woo France on Wednesday with a mock love-letter video, urging its ally to send more artillery as a "romantic gesture" to repel the Russian invasion. Read more »

France to send experts to PH to work on energy, envoy says

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 05:22 AM

French experts in energy and food security are set to come to the Philippines, the French ambassador to the Philippines and Micronesia said Thursday. Read more »

Macron, Marcos reaffirm PH-France bilateral ties

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 04:52 PM

(UPDATED) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed the Philippines' diplomatic ties with France in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. Read more »

Macron promises teacher pay rise in France

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 08:32 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised more pay rises for teachers amid a recruitment crisis that has led to around 4,000 school vacancies ahead of the start of term. Read more »

France's Macron marks 80th anniversary of WWII round-up of Jews

Jérôme Rivet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 18 06:40 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of the wartime round-up of Jews in France. Read more »

Macron's tense, last-gasp Putin call on eve of Ukraine invasion

Valerie Leroux and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 08:11 AM

One of the final calls between the presidents of France and Russia, just four days before Putin issued the order for Moscow to invade Ukraine, is filled with tension, occasional expressions of respect and moments of the bizarre. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 16, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 11:40 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

EU leaders visit Ukraine

Ludovic Marin, Pool/EPA-EFE
Posted at Jun 16 06:34 PM

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visit Irpin, Ukraine on Thursday Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 25, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »