The phone call was the first between President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron since last week's fracas over a nuclear submarine deal. France had recalled its ambassador from Washington.
The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus.
President Emmanuel Macron, in a televised address to the nation, said he was left with no choice as deaths approach 100,000 and the country's hospitals are overwhelmed.
In a national address, French President Emmanuel Macron said beginning Monday restaurants and cafes would be allowed to fully reopen and people could resume visiting family in nursing homes.
It's believed to be the highest single loss for the French military since 1983. "These 13 heroes had only one goal: to protect us," French President Emmanuel Macron said.
The Iranian president's remarks on Tuesday were in contrast to an initially favorable reception to the idea. But he rejects the idea of a caucus that would essentially be just a photo-op.
Frustrated by the British Parliament's failure to develop its Brexit plan, EU leaders offered a compromise extension. Now the U.K. has to renew its efforts to agree on terms for the divorce.
In a speech on Monday, France's president declared "a state of social and economic emergency," offering some concessions to his critics. Among them, tax relief for the middle class and pensioners.
Much of the movement's popular anger has crystallized around President Emmanuel Macron, seen as arrogant and out of touch. He will make a televised address Monday evening to try to quell the crisis.
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