Edouard Philippe

Six French schoolchildren killed as train ploughs into bus

Images from the scene showed the bus split in two, with a long line of emergency vehicles on an approach to the crossing.

Dec 15, 2017, 15:33 PM IST

French PM defends labour reforms as `ambitious, balanced, fair`

Edouard Philippe on Thursday presented labour market reforms which he called "ambitious, balanced and fair".

Aug 31, 2017, 17:07 PM IST

France's Emmanuel Macron sees popularity fall to 40 per cent: Poll

France`s youngest ever President is especially out of favour with civil servants after vowing to put a brake on their salary increases.

 

Aug 27, 2017, 09:02 AM IST

Car rams into soldiers in Paris suburb, suspect arrested after manhunt

Levallois-Perret is about 5 km (3 miles) from city centre landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Elysee Presidential Palace.

Aug 10, 2017, 00:08 AM IST

French police arrest suspect behind attack on soldiers in Paris: PM

A Reuters journalist saw the BMW believed to have been used in the attack, riddled with bullet holes, on the A16 highway in northern France.

Aug 09, 2017, 19:53 PM IST

Weapons stash found at Champs-Elysees attacker's home

Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old who had been on a watchlist for radical Islamists, had at least nine weapons, including two pistols and a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle, the source said.
 

Jun 20, 2017, 19:07 PM IST

Weapons stash found at Champs-Elysees attacker's home: Source

Investigators have found a stash of weapons at the home of a man killed while ramming a car loaded with guns and a gas canister into a police van on Paris's Champs-Elysees, a source close to the probe said on Tuesday.

Jun 20, 2017, 15:45 PM IST

UK vote a gamble that could complicate Brexit: Europe leaders

"As far as the EU is concerned, we are ready to open negotiations" on Britain`s exit from the EU," Pierre Moscovici added.

Jun 09, 2017, 13:39 PM IST

Polls suggest parliamentary majority within reach for French President Emmanuel Macron

A parliamentary majority looks to be within reach for centrist French President Emmanuel Macron in next month`s parliamentary elections.

May 19, 2017, 00:11 AM IST

French right torn apart as Emmanuel Macron, PM prepare to name government

A senior member of France`s main conservative party disowned his colleague Edouard Philippe on Tuesday for taking up the job of prime minister under centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

May 16, 2017, 17:23 PM IST

President Emmanuel Macron appoints conservative as French PM

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a conservative Prime Minister on Monday.

May 15, 2017, 23:59 PM IST