The decision to bar a French actor from a Cannes premiere over rape allegations has prompted talk of a U-turn from a festival that previously only paid lip service to the #MeToo movement. It echoes a wider – and equally belated
President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France does not want to spark “World War III” over Ukraine and pledged referendums on major reforms. In a lengthy TV interview, he outlined priorities for his final two years in office before
French President Emmanuel Macron, British PM Keir Starmer, Polish President Donald Tusk and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday in a bid to pressure Russia to commit to a “full and unconditional” 30-day
French President Emmanuel Macron struck a sombre tone on Thursday as he presided over ceremonies in Paris commemorating the 80th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. France’s President Emmanuel Macron
New Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first European visit in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, the French presidency said on Tuesday, in an effort to bolster ties between the two countries despite deadly sectarian
France’s flagship scientific research centre CNRS has launched a new initiative in an apparent bid to lure US scientists hit by federal research spending cuts under President Donald Trump. UCLA students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a “Kill the Cuts”
Prime Minister François Bayrou Saturday denounced the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper at a mosque in southern France, calling it an “Islamophobic atrocity”. The suspect, identified as a French citizen of Bosnian origin, remains on the run. Authorities are
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on April 26, 2025, (L-R) France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump speak with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on the
France’s pledge to confront its colonial legacy is being tested in Madagascar, where historic grievances are clashing with modern geopolitics over the Scattered Islands – tiny, uninhabited territories that carry vast strategic and symbolic weight in the Indian Ocean. France’s
Israel canceled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and officials days before their planned Sunday visit to Israel and Palestinian territories, the group said. The move follows Israel barring two UK Labour MPs and comes amid tensions after Macron said