Conversation between leaders comes as US allies prepare response to alleged gas attack

Assad appears with Khamenei adviser in show of solidarity after suspected gas attack

President urges France to keep faith with policies amid growing discontent

Former French president defends record in book and says successor stoking inequality

Olivier Faure vows to give left a fresh start after near electoral wipeout

French president uses political capital to foment ‘cultural revolution’

Plans to reduce seats, use more PR and simplify procedure put in train

Ex-French president caught in fresh legal woes

Unions not students are taking to streets on 50th anniversary of protests

Ex-French president faces probe over alleged Gaddafi donations

Former French president summoned in probe into financing of successful 2007 election

Move comes amid probe into funding of successful presidential run

Macron and Merkel seek to overcome stalemate in negotiations to reach deal by June

French president conveys frustration a slow pace of talks to bolster single currency

Activist turned politician is emblematic of the president’s political revolution

‘Detoxification’ goal threatened by new name’s similarity to past far-right parties

President acts to strip privileges but picks his battles with care

French president will use sanctions to tackle a persistent problem