Jul 17 Wildfires scorch France, Spain as Europe contends with extreme heat wave By Angela Charlton, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality. Continue reading
Jul 16 Wildfires rage across Europe amid record heatwave By Joseph Wilson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change. 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 16 European leaders visit Kyiv to denounce Russian invasion in show of support for Ukraine By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Four European leaders are visiting Ukraine, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion in a high-profile show of support amid Kyiv's fears that Western resolve to help the embattled country could wane as the war grinds on… 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
Apr 24 Macron wins reelection in French presidential race By John Leicester, Associated Press Macron would be the first French president in 20 years to win a second term, since Jacques Chirac in 2002. But he would face a divided nation and a battle to keep his parliamentary majority in legislative elections in June. Continue reading
Apr 24 French voters cast ballots in presidential runoff election between Macron and Le Pen By Thomas Adamson, Patrick Hermansen, Associated Press The centrist Macron is asking voters to trust him for a second five-year term despite a presidency that was troubled by protests, the pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine. A Macron victory in this vote would make him the first… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 7:12 Far right Marine Le Pen challenges French President Macron in election showdown By Malcolm Brabant, Dan Sagalyn, Lizz Bolaji French voters go to the polls Sunday for a second and final vote between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far right challenger Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, who has run a Trump-style campaign targeting immigration has been labeled by Macron… Continue watching
Apr 15 ‘What is the headscarf doing in politics?’ Muslim headscarves become issue in French presidential campaign By Associated Press Muslim headscarves have taken center stage in France’s presidential campaign amid far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s push to ban them. She is facing a tightly contested April 24 runoff against incumbent Emmanuel Macron. Continue reading