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French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying the French Republic after attending a Jewish ceremony inside his official residence, the Élysée Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of "betraying" the French Republic and "compromising" with secularism, after he took part in a Jewish ceremony inside his official residence, the media reported.Lighting of a Hanukkah candle by France

The French President participated in the lighting of a Hanukkah candle inside his official residence, leading to denouncement by both left and right politicians.

Emmanuel Macron has triggered a secularism row for attending the lighting of the candle for Hanukkah, a move branded a “mistake” by the head of France’s top Jewish group.

Despite new measures such as cost increases and vaping bans, some members of the antismoking lobby doubt that the effort will have significant effects.

Public parks, forests and areas near schools will also become smoke-free as part of nationwide move

It would be a ‘residential tax’ controlled by local authorities

Vatel, the world’s leading business school group for the hospitality and tourism management sector, is to open a new school in the south of France.  

A spate of watch thefts in the region has taken another victim after a high-end timepiece was stolen from the wrist of its owner whilst he was at dinner in Cannes.

It is Bastille day in France but few people are in the mood for festivities. The riots of a fortnight ago have left physical and psychological scars that won’t heal anytime soon.    It is Emmanuel Macron’s seventh Bastille day as president, and his special guest this year is Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India,