Mar 27 France and Britain mull plans to deploy troops to assist with Ukraine-Russia peace deal By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Brian Melley, Associated Press At a recent summit featuring leaders of 30 countries as well as European Union and NATO chiefs, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances that France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to… Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says he believes Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says 'this is the right time' to end Ukraine war in joint news conference with France's Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion. Continue reading
Feb 23 France and Britain's leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. Continue reading
Jan 28 Mona Lisa to get dedicated room in the Louvre in museum renovation, Macron says By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Macron did not disclose the cost, estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros, to modernize the most visited museum in the world. Continue reading
Dec 23 France has a new government. Here's what it needs to do now By Associated Press The new government enters office after months of political deadlock and crisis and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s colossal debt. Continue reading
Dec 19 Mayotte residents plead for water, food and other aid as Macron visits cyclone-devastated island By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The visit took a testy turn when French President Emmanuel Macron was criticized for being out of touch about what was happening on the ground by a man who said they had gone six days without water or a visit… Continue reading
Dec 13 France's Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as country's next prime minister By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:50 Notre Dame's ceremonial reopening also marks Trump's return to the world stage By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young Against the Paris skyline, the Notre Dame Cathedral has risen from the ashes with its official reopening Saturday. Dozens of world leaders, diplomats and celebrities attended the celebration of the monument’s rebirth, including a high-profile return to the global spotlight… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump meets with France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskyy during visit to Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain… Continue reading