Politics Jan 30 France’s government announces new measures to calm farmers’ protests as blockades squeeze Paris France's newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee "fair competition," seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris.
Politics Jan 16 Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he'd find ways to work with Donald Trump in the event that he wins another presidency.
Politics Jan 16 France’s Macron seeks to rejuvenate his presidency, says country has ‘all the aces to succeed’ The press conference is Macron's latest effort to reinvigorate his presidency after a series of bruising domestic battles, notably about France's retirement age and how to better control immigration.
World Jan 09 Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister Gabriel Attal has been named as France's youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right.
World Nov 29 Court clears France’s justice minister of conflict of interest following an unprecedented trial Once a high-profile lawyer, Eric Dupond-Moretti was accused of abusing his position to order probes targeting magistrates who investigated him, his friends and his former clients.
World Nov 12 Demonstrators, politicians march in Paris against rise in antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war More than 100,000 people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left as well as far-right…
World Nov 09 French President Macron begins Gaza aid conference by appealing to Israel for protection of civilians French President Emmanuel Macron has opened a Gaza aid conference with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that "all lives have equal worth" and that fighting terrorism "can never be carried out without rules."…
World Sep 25 French President Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years Macron has unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments in the coming year. That includes reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use.
World Sep 23 Visiting France, Pope Francis challenges European nations to open ports to migrants For a second straight day in the French port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at European countries that have used “alarmist propaganda” to justify closing their doors to migrants, and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead.
World Sep 21 King Charles III visits fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral Charles and Queen Camilla were not able to enter the cathedral for safety reasons, but Macron invited them to take a closer look at the entrance as dozens of workers on the higher floors of the monument applauded the king…