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Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. Author of Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the Quest to Reinvent a Nation (Bloomsbury 2018) https://t.co/wobZMXbZ8M

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France is preparing for quite an extraordinary week. Here are US veterans arriving at Paris CDG airport ahead of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Most of them are around 100 years old

France is preparing for quite an extraordinary week. Here are US veterans arriving at Paris CDG airport ahead of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Most of them are around 100 years old

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Emmanuel Macron says that whereas Ukraine a year ago was overwhelmingly dependent on US intelligence capabilities, today two-thirds is provided by France Subtitles French Aid to Ukraine 🇨🇵 🇺🇦

Emmanuel Macron says that whereas Ukraine a year ago was overwhelmingly dependent on US intelligence capabilities, today two-thirds is provided by France Subtitles French Aid to Ukraine 🇨🇵 🇺🇦

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Paris is not just about the past The stunning new Metro station at Villejuif-Gustave Roussy, which opened in 2025, is part of the biggest expansion of the city’s network for half a century

Paris is not just about the past The stunning new Metro station at Villejuif-Gustave Roussy, which opened in 2025, is part of the biggest expansion of the city’s network for half a century

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Paris, tonight 🇫🇷🇺🇦

Paris, tonight 🇫🇷🇺🇦

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D-Day commemoration, Omaha Beach, June 6 2024 Zelensky arrived, the crowd applauded. And then this happened: 🇺🇸 veteran: You’re a saviour of the people Zelensky: No, no, you saved Europe 🇺🇸 veteran: My hero Zelensky: No, you are our hero 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇺🇦

D-Day commemoration, Omaha Beach, June 6 2024 Zelensky arrived, the crowd applauded. And then this happened: 🇺🇸 veteran: You’re a saviour of the people Zelensky: No, no, you saved Europe 🇺🇸 veteran: My hero Zelensky: No, you are our hero 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇺🇦

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King Charles speaking inFrench today at the British Normandy Memorial. Hard to overstate how much good will this sort of gesture generates 🇬🇧🇫🇷

King Charles speaking inFrench today at the British Normandy Memorial. Hard to overstate how much good will this sort of gesture generates 🇬🇧🇫🇷

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Macron just now: “Do I think that President Putin wants peace? The answer is no I don’t think Putin wants peace; I think he wants the capitulation of Ukraine”

Macron just now: “Do I think that President Putin wants peace? The answer is no I don’t think Putin wants peace; I think he wants the capitulation of Ukraine”

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Macron 🇫🇷 and Frederiksen 🇩🇰 board a military helicopter in Nuuk, Greenland, June 2025 Macron said his visit was in support of Greenland’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity. Threats to annex the self-governing territory are “not what allies do”

Macron 🇫🇷 and Frederiksen 🇩🇰 board a military helicopter in Nuuk, Greenland, June 2025 Macron said his visit was in support of Greenland’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity. Threats to annex the self-governing territory are “not what allies do”

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The 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, equipped with > 20 fighter jets, is on its way to the eastern Med In case not obvious this is a defensive op, to protect 🇫🇷 and regional allied interests. France says 🇺🇸🇮🇱 are acting “outside international law”

The 🇫🇷 Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, equipped with > 20 fighter jets, is on its way to the eastern Med In case not obvious this is a defensive op, to protect 🇫🇷 and regional allied interests. France says 🇺🇸🇮🇱 are acting “outside international law”

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Among the many moving moments today here in Normandy, this was one of the most poignant. Macron’s tribute to Zelensky’s courage, to the sound of a French military flypast

Among the many moving moments today here in Normandy, this was one of the most poignant. Macron’s tribute to Zelensky’s courage, to the sound of a French military flypast

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Macron, unrepentent “Who launched the war in Ukraine? Putin. Who threatens us, whatever we do whatever we say, with nuclear weapons?…Each day we explain what our strategic limits are faced with someone who has none…The spirit of defeat is there lurking”

Macron, unrepentent “Who launched the war in Ukraine? Putin. Who threatens us, whatever we do whatever we say, with nuclear weapons?…Each day we explain what our strategic limits are faced with someone who has none…The spirit of defeat is there lurking”

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France’s junior defense minister Alice Rufo calls the US National Security Strategy an “extremely brutal” clarification of its ideological posture. This is the strongest official response from France so far

France’s junior defense minister Alice Rufo calls the US National Security Strategy an “extremely brutal” clarification of its ideological posture. This is the strongest official response from France so far

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Wonderful day ahead for 🇫🇷. Notre Dame will reopen on time, 5 years after it was gutted by fire. I was lucky enough to have visited the inside this week. It is stunning, the blanched stonework of vaults and pillars as they would have been in medieval times

Wonderful day ahead for 🇫🇷. Notre Dame will reopen on time, 5 years after it was gutted by fire. I was lucky enough to have visited the inside this week. It is stunning, the blanched stonework of vaults and pillars as they would have been in medieval times

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