Emmanuel Macron

The talks in Pittsburgh, a rust-belt city that has grown into a tech hub, are only the first instalment of the Trade and Tech Council

Australia's decision to tear up the French deal in favour of American nuclear-powered vessels sparked outrage in Paris

Despite appeals by French unions for leniency, the government has vowed to see the policy through.

It is not clear whether another resolution proposing a "safe zone" will be circulated later on.

The French leader was also due to meet the family of a Peshmerga fighter killed by IS

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the November climate conference to fully recognise the gravity of the situation

School and university staff will need the pass, as will university students, while from September 1 it will be required on domestic flights and long-distance trains.

France recorded almost 23,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, twice as many as last week, as the Delta variant caused a surge.

Germany joins a number of European nations that have seen cases climb in recent weeks fuelled by the Delta variant, first detected in India.

The restrictions have even faced criticism from some lawmakers in Macron's Republic on the Move (LREM) party, who see it as a threat to civil liberties.

Activists, journalists and politicians around the world were targeted, prompting fears of widespread privacy and rights abuses.

Another point of friction in the summit was a surprise push by Germany and France to revive dialogue with Russia by considering holding a summit with President Vladimir Putin.

Previous meet-and-greets have seen him verbally abused.

The latest violence targeting police is likely to heighten attention on the danger of Islamic extremism in France

Stocks prices of oil companies and airlines, which could lose the crucial summer travel season in Europe if cases continue to rise, suffered.

From Sunday, anybody arriving from outside the EU -- possible only for those with essential reasons -- could have to have a test for Covid-19 before departure.

Paty's death is one in a string of jihadist-inspired attacks in France which include the 2015 shooting sprees at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan concert hall.

While paying tribute to the slain teacher who was killed last month, Macron defended France's strict brand of secularism and its long tradition of satire.

The transition team said Biden planned to work with the Europeans on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic as well as climate change.

Biden and top Democrats have warned that Johnson can forget about a UK-US trade deal if Brexit scuppers the hard-won peace brokered by the US.

It remains unclear if the suspected killer had outside help for the attack, which Macron has described as an act of "Islamist" terror.

The church killings come after the October 16 beheading in a Paris suburb of history teacher Samuel Paty by an extremist.

French anti-terror prosecutors have opened an inquiry into what the city's Mayor Christian Estrosi called an "Islamo-fascist attack."

Erdogan called for a boycott of French products and questioned President Emmanuel Macron's sanity.

The decision would cost between 50 and 75 billion euros of GDP.

Pogba says some media publications are using him to make fake headlines.

France's largest employers' federation on Monday urged companies to "resist the blackmail" over the boycott calls.

The next edition of Charlie Hebdo, meanwhile, will feature the headline "The decapitated Republic" on its front page.

The trial was originally set for last spring but was delayed by the coronavirus crisis that shut down most French courthouses.

It is Emmanuel Macron's second such visit to hammer home the need for an overhaul of Lebanon's complex sectarian political system.