February 18, 2020 France investigating Russian artist who claimed leak of Paris mayoral candidate’s sex videos French police have opened investigations into the man who claimed responsibility for releasing sex videos that led to the ouster of President Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in Paris’ upcoming mayoral elections, the city prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday.
February 16, 2020 Russian artist who posted sex video that brought down Macron ally arrested French authorities on Saturday detained a Russian artist who has claimed responsibility for releasing a sex tape that brought down Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in the Paris mayoral race.
February 14, 2020 Macron ally quits Paris mayoral race after sexually explicit images surface French President Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in the Paris mayoral race dropped out Friday amid allegations that he sent sexual images to a woman who isn’t his wife.
January 23, 2020 World leaders attend anti-Semitism, Holocaust forum in Jerusalem More than 40 world leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prince Charles and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, descended on Jerusalem Thursday to rally against anti-Semitism at the World Holocaust Forum.
January 23, 2020 French President Macron caught on video berating Israeli security guard A new video shows French President Emmanuel Macron berating an Israeli security guard during a visit to a church in Jerusalem.
January 16, 2020 Graham, Coons express 'serious concerns' to Esper about potential US troop drawdown in Africa Senators Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., and Chris Coons, D.-Del., wrote a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Mark Esper warning against possible plans to reduce U.S. troop presence in the African front.
January 14, 2020 France's Macron: If Trump pulls US military out of Africa, it would be 'bad news' French President Emmanuel Macron urged the Trump administration not to withdraw troops from Africa after military officials announced they were contemplating a shift in focus to threats from Russia and China.
January 2, 2020 France transportation strike reaches new milestone French rail strikes against government plans to reform France's retirement system marked a new milestone on Thursday as it entered its 29th day, reaching a 51-year record.
December 18, 2019 France's Macron mulls altering plans to change country's pension system amid growing protests French President Emmanuel Macron may be backing down from some of his proposed pension reform plans following mass demonstrations this week and an ongoing transit strike that continues to cripple Paris.
December 11, 2019 France raises retirement age, offers concessions for 'fairer' system as pension-reform protests drag on France’s prime minister announced Wednesday a pension overhaul which would increase the retirement age for the country’s youngest as strikes pressed on throughout the country for the seventh day.
