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The week in photos: November 25-December 1, 2017
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
France's Macron to name PM on first full day in office
UPDATED His choice of prime minister will be crucial for the first task with the 46 year old center right Edouard Philippe from the Republicans party seen as the favorite for the job
Hollande makes emotional final foreign stop in Berlin
Outgoing French President Francois Hollande makes an emotional final foreign trip to Berlin ahead of the transfer of power to his successor Emmanuel Macron next week
Datangi TPS, warga Perancis pilih presiden baru melalui pemilu
Warga Perancis diminta memilih satu dari dua kandidat yang ada yakni Emmanuel Macron dan Marine Le Pen
Kunjungi Indonesia, Presiden Perancis benamkan investasi 2,6 miliar dollar
Presiden Hollande juga sepakat untuk mendukung sertifikasi bagi produk kelapa sawit dari Indonesia
Paris airport attacker said he was 'ready to die for Allah'
UPDATED The incident comes as France remains on high alert following a series of jihadist attacks that have claimed more than 230 lives since January 2015
Hollande voices fear of cyberattacks in French vote
Hollande who is not himself seeking re election did not say what kind of threat the two stage April 23 May 7 presidential election faces nor did he point the finger at any group or country
EU leaders vow 'firm' response to Trump
French President Francois Hollande vows a firm response to a growing list of pronouncements by the maverick tycoon including his encouragement for Brexit and suspension of all refugee arrivals
Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies
The conversations gives the US president an early opportunity to explain new policies that have baffled and unnerved much of the rest of the world – particularly his order to temporarily halt all refugee arrivals and those of travelers from 7 Muslim majority nations
Hollande says Trump rule poses 'challenges' for Europe
Let s speak very frankly there are challenges there are the challenges the US administration poses to our trade rules as well as to our ability to resolve conflicts around the world Hollande says in Berlin
Africa, France battling same threat, Hollande says in Mali
The terrorists who attack our land who commit acts on our soil are allied with those who are in the Levant in Iraq and Syria but here as well in the Sahel says French President Francois Hollande
EU extends sanctions against Russia for 6 months
The sanctions target the financial energy and defense sectors and items that could be used for both industrial and military means
French PM Valls joins presidential race
Manuel Valls says his candidacy is a revolt against the idea that the left has been disqualified
French leftwing field wide open after Hollande bows out
UPDATED French President Francois Hollande says he would not seek re election next April bowing to historic low approval ratings
Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race
Ex president Nicolas Sarkozy is beaten into third place after a stunning upset by Francois Fillon who served as his prime minister with the veteran Alain Juppe finishing second
3-way race as French right holds presidential primary
The US style primary is the first such contest by the French right organized partly in response to the rise of the far right National Front FN
Worried European leaders look to Obama for Trump clues
There s something about the solemn responsibilities of that office that forces you to focus that demands seriousness says US President Barack Obama
France marks one year since Paris attacks
3rd UPDATE French President Francois Hollande unveils plaques at sites across the city that were attacked by the Islamic State
France's Hollande warns UK's May of 'hard' Brexit talks
I have said it very clearly: Madame Theresa May wants a hard Brexit? Then talks will be hard too says French President Francois Hollande
Russia's Aleppo ceasefire begins but clashes erupt
UPDATED Russia has said the pause will continue until at least 1600 GMT and could be extended The Syrian army has said it will last 3 days
Hollande to honor Nice attack victims 3 months on
The homage to the dead as well as more than 400 injured in the July 14 attack has been postponed until a day after the 3 month anniversary because of storms in the region
Russia renews heavy bombing of Syria's Aleppo
Russian President Vladimir Putin meanwhile cancels a planned trip to Paris in a row over the violence in Syria
France's Hollande warns Britain must pay the price for Brexit
He calls for firmness by the EU powers in Brexit negotiations to avoid the risk that other countries might seek to follow Britain s lead and leave the bloc
Calais camp must be dismantled – France's Hollande
Hollande on his first visit to Calais as president also called on Britain to play its part in resolving the migrant crisis
EU leaders seek unity after Brexit at Bratislava summit
EU President Donald Tusk says on the summit eve that the leaders must have a sober and brutally honest assessment of the situation
Merkel, Hollande seek new EU 'roadmap' at summit
We must protect our external borders and we must provide a common response Merkel stresses adding that Europe needed to address citizens concerns in order to remain a continent of hope
France's Hollande would face wipeout in vote – survey
Already France s least loved president Hollande would be routed in the first round of voting the survey for newspaper Le Figaro and TV news channel LCI says
'Big 3' leaders insist EU not finished after Brexit
The leaders of France Italy and Germany vowed to strengthen the European project following the Brexit vote
Sarkozy announces new bid for French presidency
The next 5 years will be filled with danger but also with hope writes Sarkozy who makes no secret of his ambition to reconquer the top office
Italy, France, Germany tackle EU future on symbolic island
Europe s economic outlook jihadist attacks the refugee and migrant drama the Syrian conflict and relations with Russia and Turkey will all be on the table on the lush Italian island of Ventotene
Pope meets French President after priest murder
Hollande says France has been very grateful for the Pope s solidarity following the killing of 85 year old priest Jacques Hamel by two teenagers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State ISIS group
Church attacker threatens France in new video
In the video Abdel Malik Petitjean makes threats against France and directly addresses French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls
French jihadist attacks church while under house arrest
3rd UPDATE President Francois Hollande says the two men who stormed a church before killing the elderly Catholic priest claimed allegiance to ISIS before being shot dead by police
France truck attack was planned for months, with accomplices
The revelations come as government continues to be plagued by questions over possible security failings prompting authorities to launch an investigation into potential oversights
May to thrash out Brexit roadmap in Berlin, Paris talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May will plunge straight into laying out the Brexit groundwork in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande
France National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency
UPDATED It is the fourth time that parliament has proposed prolonging the state of emergency and the move now needs to be approved by the Senate
Attacker staked out Nice site, accomplice suspected
3rd UPDATE Seven people are now being held over the carnage
ISIS klaim bertanggung jawab serangan teror truk di Nice Perancis
Intelijen Perancis tidak menemukan kaitan pelaku dengan kelompok ekstremis manapun
France mourns 84 dead in truck attack, motives probed
France begins a period of national mourning for the 84 people killed in the attack as investigators try to establish if the attacker was motivated by radical Islam
Duterte condemns 'terrorist act' in France
Duterte says We join the rest of the world in mourning and express our solidarity with France against terrorists against what is fundamentally evil
Somber Hollande denounces third 'terrorist' act in 18 months
There was a sense of deja vu in France as the visibly moved president took to the airwaves to address a nation once again in mourning
France to extend state of emergency by 3 months following Nice attack
France will mobilize 10 000 soldiers French President Francois Hollande says
Tear gas, scuffles mar latest Paris anti-labor reforms protest
UPDATED Police arrest 38 people as workers hold their 11th demonstration against proposed labor reforms
Britain wins Brexit breathing space at gloomy EU summit
3rd UPDATE Donald Tusk agrees to give Britain time for the dust to settle but Jean Claude Juncker warns the country does not have months to meditate
European leaders to discuss EU future after Brexit shock
The foreign ministers of the 6 founding members of the European Union begin a series of crisis meetings over the coming week in the aftermath of Brexit
Hollande to visit Berlin 'whatever happens' with Brexit
Francois Hollande: Whatever happens I will be in Germany next week to work towards relaunching the European project
Last push for votes as EU leaders warn over Brexit
UPDATED Opinion polls indicate a tiny lead for the Remain camp led by Prime Minister David Cameron The result is too close to call however and his own career is on the line
France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal
UPDATED But French President Francois Hollande says the UN deal will not come into force unless at least 55 countries responsible for at least 55 of global greenhouse gas emissions ratify it
French president threatens ban on demos after Paris violence
UPDATED Earlier a defiant Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the government will stand firm on labor reforms despite the mass protests against them
France train chaos as labor unrest spreads
UPDATED Railway workers go on strike for the 8th time in 3 months and vow to continue until their demands are met
