French Right and Left reject compromise deal to save PM
France's hard-right and hard-left parties on Thursday rejected a compromise with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his government's cost-cutting budget, saying…
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Macron vows ‘full support’ for under-fire PM Bayrou
French President Emmanuel Macron has given his "full support" to his embattled Prime Minister, who has called a confidence vote that could see his government collapse…
US ambassador to France slams Macron over ‘lack of action on anti-Semitism’
The US ambassador to France has written to French President Emmanuel Macron to denounce what he said was the French Government's insufficient action against anti-Semitism,…
Macron vows to defend his honour and First Lady against ‘false trans allegations’
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to fight “to the end” to defend both his honour and that of his wife, First Lady Brigitte Macron, against false…
Israeli PM Netanyahu slams France and Australia for ‘anti-Semitism’
A row between Israel and France over Paris' plan to recognise a Palestinian State in September escalated to crisis level when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused…
Macron wants Geneva to host Putin-Zelensky summit, but US source suggests Hungary
French President Emmanuel Macron floated the idea that Geneva could host the peace meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Macron announces France will recognise Palestinian State
France will recognise a Palestinian State in September at the UN general assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said.
‘Global humiliation’ the Macrons sue podcaster Candace Owens for alleged defamation
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have launched an alleged defamation lawsuit against US podcaster and right-wing political commentator Candace…
French interior minister turns on Macron, eyes presidency
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has publicly turned on President Emmanuel Macron, attacking his party political ideology.
French first lady appeals in gender rumours case: lawyer
France's first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be a man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer…
‘To be free, you must be feared’: France to pump €6 billion more into military
"To be free in this world, you must be feared," French President Emmanuel Macron declared on the eve of Bastille Day in Paris.
French appeals court clears two over first lady gender rumours
A French appeals court Thursday overturned convictions against two women accused of libel against French First Lady Brigitte Macron, after they spread false claims…
Macron claims Brexit at heart of small boat crisis, says British ‘sold a lie’
French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Brexit for the Channel-crossing migrant crisis, claiming the British people had been "sold a lie".
French MP Olivier Marleix found dead at home, apparent suicide
French Republican MP, Olivier Marleix, has been found dead at his home.
Macron and EU urge Iranian ‘restraint’ after US bombing raid
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Tehran to de-escalate and "exercise the utmost restraint" after US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in a call with his…
Macron ‘misusing the EU to advance own foreign policy’
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism in Brussels and beyond for repeatedly speaking in the name of the European Union to advance what opponents call…
Macron slams Trump over ‘annex’ threats on visit to Greenland
French President Emmanuel Macron criticised US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory.
France should ‘carve out piece of Riviera for Palestinian State’, says US ambassador
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has come out strongly against French calls for the recognition of a Palestinian State, saying France should give away…
France’s Macron calls for world order ‘based on law’ in Vietnam
France's Emmanuel Macron called in Vietnam on May 26 for the preservation of a world order "based on law", as he started a tour of Southeast Asia, a region caught…
Cocaine claims are ‘Fake news by enemies’, blasts an angry Paris
A viral video accusing French President Emmanuel Macron of hiding a cocaine pouch during a visit to Ukraine was "fake news being spread by France’s enemies", said…
Macron should be a clever statesman and pardon Le Pen
Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzlement, coupled with the court’s imposition of a five-year ban on running for public office, matters well outside of France.
‘You steal, you pay’: Former French PM Attal attacks Le Pen
Former French prime minister Gabriel Attal, now leading President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, has criticised National Rally (RN) and its de facto leader…
Ready for crisis? French Government to give survival manual to every household
The French Government said it planned to distribute a survival manual to every household.
‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’ demands French MEP
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann has called on the US to return the Statue of Liberty to his home country over dissatisfaction with the policies of the administration…
French PM rejects retirement at 62 citing economic and geopolitical challenges
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has ruled out a return to the retirement age of 62 for citizens, dismissing calls for a rollback of the controversial pension…
French opposition slams Macron for ‘fear-mongering’
French President Emmanuel Macron has been left facing criticism from both the Left and Right following his 13-minute speech on Russian threats and new geopolitical…
Macron’s top adviser faces legal action for refusing to testify in public-debt probe
French President Emmanuel Macron’s top adviser, Alexis Kohler, was facing legal action after repeatedly refusing to testify before a French parliamentary committee…
French Government puts pro-Milei libertarians under surveillance
Influential libertarian accounts on social media in France are under government surveillance, it has been revealed.
Trump-Macron meeting exposes divides as Putin offers US minerals deal in Russia
A meeting between US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed stark differences in their approach to Ukraine, exposing a divide between…
Seven in 10 French citizens want immigration referendum, poll finds
The push for a referendum on immigration in France has gained momentum, with 68 per cent of the public now said to be in favour of putting the issue to a vote.