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France was infuriated when Australia, the U.S. and Britain announced a security partnership known as AUKUS on Sept. 15, whose first initiative is the delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet to Australia by the latter two countries despite the Australian governments multibillion-dollar 2016 contract to buy diesel-electric submarines from France.

French President Emmanuel Macron must soon make the biggest decision for years to come on the makeup of the European Central Banks policymakers: whether to reappoint the Bank of France governor.

Officials and diplomats across the European Union are getting really frustrated with the French.

"President Biden has asked to be able to speak with President Macron to talk about the way forward, to talk about his deep commitment to the U.S. alliance with France," a senior Biden administration official said.

It is not safe for other countries to continue to carry out evacuations due to the U.S. decision, said Macron. "We want to work hard and well until the very last minute to do the maximum operations, and be sure of the security and safety of our people."

Paris - French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold a crisis meeting on Sunday after anti-government protests in Paris that left 133 people injured and a trail of destruction around the capital.

TOKYO- Tokyo stocks were on course to close at a 17-month high Monday following a strong US jobs report and after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron beat his far-right, anti-EU rival in France's presidential election.

PARIS - Centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who go head-to-head in France's presidential run-off on Sunday, are diametrically opposed on issues ranging from immigration to the euro to nuclear power.

PARIS- French voters will pick a new president on Sunday, choosing between young centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a watershed election for the country and Europe.