Dec 01 WATCH: Biden, France’s Macron vow unity against Russia, discuss trade issues By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Daly, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. Continue reading
Sep 26 White House announces French President Macron’s 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Dec. 1 visit will be the second U.S. state visit for Macron, who was first elected to lead his country in May 2017 and won a second term earlier this year. Macron had a state visit during the Trump… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 1:49 French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard dies at 91 By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard died Tuesday at his home in Switzerland. Beginning in the late 1950s and into the 60s, he and other young filmmakers became known as the "French New Wave." Jeffrey Brown looks back at the career… Continue watching
Sep 13 Jean-Luc Godard, iconic French director, dead at 91 By Jamey Keaten, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Swiss news agency ATS quoted Godard’s partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, and her producers as saying he died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 18 France, United Arab Emirates sign deal on energy cooperation amid potential Russian shutdown By Barbara Surk, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press The deal announced by the French economy ministry Monday comes as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 14 Macron warns France to brace for Russian gas cutoff By Associated Press Macron warned his country's people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives, having public lights switched off at night and engaging in a period of nationwide energy “sobriety.”… Continue reading
Jul 11 No-confidence vote against Macron’s government fails in France By Jade de Leley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's government and economic policies. Continue reading
Jun 20 French election emboldens far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, undercuts Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Barbara Surk, Associated Press Le Pen's National Rally party didn't win the two rounds of voting in the parliamentary election that ended Sunday. But it secured more than 10 times the seats it won five years ago. Continue reading
Jun 12 Macron’s centrist alliance expected to hold parliamentary majority By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Projections based on partial election results showed that at the national level, Macron’s party and its allies got about 25-26% of the vote. That made them neck-in-neck with a new leftist coalition composed of hard-left, Socialists and Green party supporters. Continue reading
May 07 France’s Macron inaugurated for second five-year term By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Macron vowed to “take action relentlessly with a goal, which is to be a more independent nation, to live better and to build our own French and European responses to the century's challenges.”… Continue reading