World Jun 30 France’s far right takes the lead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s what comes next Projections by polling agencies suggest the far-right National Rally stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, but the outcome remains uncertain amid the complex voting system.
World Jun 12 France’s Macron defends snap election decision, urges voters to defeat far-right at the polls French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc" over the far-right.
World Jun 09 Macron dissolves France’s National Assembly, calls snap election after defeat in EU vote President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the…
World Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and French President Macron affirm close alliance during state visit in Paris President Joe Biden said France was America's “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later as he was honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at…
Politics Jun 07 WATCH: Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for delay in Ukraine aid, hampering fight against Russia Biden told Zelenskyy, “We’re still in. Completely. Thoroughly.”…
World Jun 06 As Zelenskyy visits for D-Day, Macron says France will provide Ukraine with combat aircraft to defend against Russia French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft to be able to defend their country against Russian aggression.
World Jun 06 WATCH: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same…
Politics Jun 05 D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.
World May 27 France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia Macron's office said the move is meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction.
World May 09 Olympic flame’s journey across France kicks off with torchbearers in Marseille The will be carried by about 10,000 bearers as it passes through more than 450 towns until the Games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Former soccer player Basile Boli, who played with the Marseille team in the 1990s,…