Francois Hollande

Kremlin assesses Minsk agreements situation

Kremlin assesses Minsk agreements situation

Three members of the Normandy Quartet (Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France) are unwilling to see that the Minsk agreements are the key document for the settlement in Ukraine, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. …

France prefers Putin's friend to Macron

France prefers Putin's friend to Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron is one of the least popular politicians in the country, according to the latest Ifop/Fiducial personality rankings for Paris Match and Sud-Radio. Macon ranked 18th most popular among …

Macron inaugurated as French president

Macron inaugurated as French president

Chairman of the Constitutional Council of France Laurent Fabius declared Emmanuel Macron as the president of France in an inauguration ceremony at the Elysee Palace on Sunday, TASS reports. "You …

Polls open for second round of French presidential election

Polls open for second round of French presidential election

Polls opened for the final round of French presidential election. Almost 70,000 polling stations are working today in Metropolitan France. Museums offer free entrance to visitors with a stamped voter's card and taxi …

ISIS claims responsibility for Paris shooting attack

ISIS claims responsibility for Paris shooting attack

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the shooting attack in Paris that has left one police officer dead and two seriously injured. In a statement from its Amaq news agency, the extremist group gave a pseudonym for the shooter indicating …

Normandy Quartet discusses situation in Ukraine by phone

Normandy Quartet discusses situation in Ukraine by phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a telephone conversation with Normandy Four leaders on settling the armed civil conflict in eastern Ukraine, the presidential press service said. Germany's Federal …

Letter bomb at IMF's Paris office injures female employee

Letter bomb at IMF's Paris office injures female employee

A female employee of the International Monetary Fund was injured today when a letter bomb posted to the world lender's Paris office blew up as she opened it, Reuters reports. The explosion was caused by a homemade device, the head …

Ilham Aliyev meets with Francois Hollande in Paris

Ilham Aliyev meets with Francois Hollande in Paris

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with the French President Francois Hollande in Paris. A guard of honor was arranged for the head of state in front of the Elysee Palace. Aliyev …

Davos 2017 to discuss 'Responsive and responsible leadership'

Davos 2017 to discuss 'Responsive and responsible leadership'

The 47th World Economic Forum, which annually brings together leading representatives of political and business elites, will open in the Swiss ski resort of Davos today. About 50 heads of state and government, including the British Prime …

Merkel and Hollande back extending sanctions on Russia

Merkel and Hollande back extending sanctions on Russia

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they want to extend sanctions against Russia due to a lack of progress in implementing a ceasefire deal. Merkel, speaking …