World Apr 11 Runoff battle begins between Macron and Le Pen in France’s presidential election By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Apr 09 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted from office in no-confidence vote In our news wrap Saturday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will no longer hold office after the country's opposition secured a narrow majority to vote him down, Marine Le Pen pulls closer to President Emmanuel Macron as French elections begin,…
World Apr 09 Macron’s far-right rival surges as France’s election nears The pain of inflation and of pump, food and energy prices that are hitting low-income households particularly hard subsequently roared back as dominant election themes. They could drive many voters Sunday into the arms of far-right leader Marine Le Pen,… By John Leicester, Associated Press
Nation Apr 08 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Capitol attack In our news wrap Friday, a second Proud Boys member pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attacks, the White House celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation, Pakistan's prime minister accepts ruling blocking bid to dissolve parliament,…
World Apr 08 Here’s why France’s presidential election this weekend has ripple effects across the world Twelve candidates are vying for the presidency -- including incumbent and favorite President Emmanuel Macron who is seeking a new term amid a challenge from the far-right. By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press
Nov 30 French far-right pundit enters race for presidency By John Leicester, Associated Press A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race for France’s presidency. Continue reading
May 21 Macron accuses Bannon, Russian oligarchs of conspiring against EU By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans "should not be naive" about foreign interference ahead of this week's European Parliament elections. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 4:33 French political establishment unites against Le Pen as she faces uphill battle for presidency By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Trump calls North Korea situation ‘unacceptable’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump met with members of the U.N. Security Council at the White House, where he warned them that the situation in North Korea is "unacceptable" and stressed that they may need to take firm,… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 8:19 Will latest Paris terror attack sway an unpredictable French election? By PBS News Hour France goes to the polls Sunday in the country's first round of voting for its next president, amid tension over another deadly attack in Paris. Polls show independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron with a slight edge over right-wing, anti-immigrant candidate… Continue watching