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    Leila Abboud is the Paris bureau chief for the Financial Times. She joined the Financial Times in 2018 as the consumer industries correspondent, and has more than a decade of experience covering business in Europe. She has also been an opinion columnist at Bloomberg, and a reporter at Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.
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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
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      Debt-laden French supermarket Casino ends deal talks with Teract

      Trio including Xavier Niel prepare new rescue plan to compete with Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský

    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      France
      Four children and two adults wounded in knife attack in France

      Several victims reported to be in critical condition after incident in Annecy park

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
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      France objects to Nato plan for office in Tokyo

      Emmanuel Macron has raised concerns about the transatlantic security alliance losing focus

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
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      The French president has laid a path to repair relations that frayed over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy pressures Nato over Ukraine’s bid to join military alliance

      Debate intensifies among western governments on providing security guarantees to Kyiv

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      French defence companies step up hiring as they grapple with labour shortage

      Jet maker Dassault CEO says strains are visible at its operations in Europe and US as well as its suppliers

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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      Macron backs Nato membership ‘path’ for Ukraine

      President of France shifts position on Kyiv’s aspirations to join military alliance

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      Warming climate prompts ban on construction of new homes and swimming pools in hilltop Provence villages

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      ‘The world is not just China and the US’: luxury industry confident despite headwinds

      Executives unruffled during share sell-off sparked by concerns demand is moderating

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
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      Billionaire raises holding from 18% but says he has no plans to make an offer for UK telecoms company

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
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      Group built by Jean-Charles Naouri set to begin official talks with creditors as wealthy investors circle

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      Former French president sentenced to one-year prison term but will continue legal fight

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      Macron condemns attack on relative after pensions reform protest

      Demonstrators allegedly assaulted French president’s great-nephew in Amiens

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      France issues arrest warrant for Lebanon central bank chief

      Riad Salameh failed to appear before Paris investigators over corruption and money-laundering

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      France for the first time gives figure for the losses from so-called cum-cum trades

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      President stands firm on unpopular reform, betting resistance from opposition parties and unions will fade

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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      Élisabeth Borne struggles to find parliamentary allies after forcing through pensions reform

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      Parquet National Financier is investigating allegations of rigged tenders and artificial price increases

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      Presidential talks aim to ensure Beijing has role in postwar settlement, say experts

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      Germany clashes with Paris and Rome on whether new approach offers member states too much discretion

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