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French president Emmanuel Macron slapped while greeting crowd during visit to town; two detained

Macron, a highly divisive figure, is expected to seek a second term in next year's presidential elections with polls showing him with a narrow lead over Marine Le Pen

Brazil Army to douse Amazon rainforest fires after hundreds of new area flare up

Chanting 'Bolsonaro leave, Amazon stay', protesters demanded the government do more to protect the forest.

French president Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating falls to 44 percent, lowest since October last year

Approval rating of French president Emmanuel Macron has fallen below 50 percent to its lowest level since October last year

Macron sweeps French Parliament with clear majority: Marine Le Pen elected MP but Far-Right party decimated

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen won a seat in parliament for the first time on Sunday, but it was a bittersweet victory that masked an electoral debacle for her National Front (FN) party.

Emmanuel Macron govt reaffirms electoral reform plan as parliamentary majority grows

Emmanuel Macron's government reaffirmed on Friday its plan for electoral reform as the scale of the likely parliamentary majority