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Bosnia outraged after Macron calls it a ‘ticking time-bomb’

By SABINA NIKSIC - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron walk together during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China and France reiterate support for Paris climate deal

By YANAN WANG and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping following a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP)

Europeans look to China as global partner, shun Trump’s US

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the Global forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Humanity (GFAIH) at the Institut de France in Paris. Macron is visiting China amid a push for Beijing to open its markets, despite festering trade disputes and weakened consumer spending. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

Macron’s China visit underscores economic tensions

By JOE MCDONALD and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug.25, 2019 file photo, demonstrators hold up upside down portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest in Bayonne, France. One by one, environmental activists around France have been taking portraits of President Emmanuel Macron down from scattered town halls this year. The portrait-removers, have been facing trials around the country, with some fined, others released. An appeals court in Lyon is reconsidering the first conviction handed down over portrait removal Tuesday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY - Associated Press

France cuts jobless benefits as part of Macron reforms plan

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. After agreeing on terms for a new Brexit deal, European Union leaders are meeting again to discuss other thorny issues including the bloc's budget and climate change. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

French president kicks off trip to overseas territories

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a news conference with the Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Yellow vest protester holds a placard with a portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron during a march, in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Yellow vest protests are taking place for the 29th consecutive week to challenge President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ** FILE **

Yellow vest protesters return set for Nov. 17 anniversary

By Rebecca Rosman - Special to The Washington Times

European Commissioner designate for Internal Market Sylvie Goulard answers questions during her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Oct 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU lawmakers reject France’s nominee, deliver blow to Macron

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

European Commissioner designate for Internal Market Sylvie Goulard waits for the start of her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday, Oct 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

The Latest: France sees ‘political game’ in EU nominee vote

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe smiles as he talks with French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner prior to a debate on immigration reform, at the National Assembly, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Monday's debate is part of French President Emmanuel Macron's promise to confront the issue head-on during the second half of his presidency. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Macron shifts right on immigration as asylum demands grow

By CLAIRE PARKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept.19, 2019 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he inaugurates the Commission on the first 1000 days of the child in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron may face the greatest challenge of his term with the planned overhaul of the retirement system, which has already prompted strikes and protests. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP, File)

France’s retirement overhaul: Macron’s greatest challenge?

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech at the Council of Europe Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

France backs Russia’s presence at European human rights body

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FILE - In this June 6, 2005 file photo, former French President Jacques Chirac, left, and former U.S. president Bill Clinton leave after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Jacques Chirac, a debonair master of politics who championed French grandeur and whose 12 years as president were overshadowed by tensions with the United States over his opposition to war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

The Latest: Macron praises Chirac as ‘statesman we loved’

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FILE - In this Sept.16, 2019 file photo, a lawyer hold a effigy with a scull representing a dead lawyer marches during a protest against the planned pension reforms in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron may face the greatest challenge of his term with the planned overhaul of the retirement system, which has already prompted strikes and protests. Placard reads, Macron is killing me&quot;. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s retirement overhaul: Macron’s greatest challenge?

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Commuters arrive at Gare Saint Lazare train station in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. A French rail strike is disrupting train travel and unions plan marches in Paris and other cities over President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of the retirement system. Workers for the SNCF national railway fear the reform will require people to work longer and reduce pensions. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French train strike aimed at Macron’s pension overhaul

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards his plane at London's Heathrow Airport as he heads off for the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sunday Sept. 22, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

The Latest: European powers push for new talks with Iran

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A woman holds an upside down portrait of French President Emmanuel Macron during a climate demonstration, in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Scuffles broke out in Paris between some violent activists and police which responded with tear gas at a march for climate gathering thousands of people in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Macron urges French climate protesters to target Poland

By SYLVIE CORBET and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and his wife Brigitte Macron, left, pose for a picture with pupils visiting the Chateau de By, the former property of the late French artist Rosa Bonheur, Friday Sept. 20, 2019, in Thomery, outside Paris to launch the European Heritage Days. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Paris police repeatedly use tear gas on day of protests

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press