The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

France's prime minister has used special executive powers to get the 2025 budget approved without a vote by lawmakers.

Emmanuel Macron can no longer count on lawmakers to push his agenda. So instead, he’s courting billionaires. With few allies left in a hopeless fractured legislature and unable to run for a third term ...

So! As you probably expected, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were no-shows at the 2025 Grammy Awards, and there are likely three main reasons for this, the first being that ...

The man regarded as Emmanuel Macron's "last hope" could be ousted from government today as he faces a no-confidence vote just two months into his job. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou could ...

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French President Macron is expected to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Brexit has failed as he appears at a key EU summit. Sir Keir, who is trying to “reset” Britain’s relationship with the world ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Monday to do more to bolster their defences against Russia and other threats by hiking spending and filling gaps in their military ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the United Nations to consider sending a peacekeeping force to Haiti. The suggestion was made in a letter Macron sent to the U.N. after meeting with ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron talks with Francois Bayrou, leader of French centrist party MoDem (Mouvement Democrate) as he arrives to attend the second plenary session of the Conseil National de ...