Coronavirus: France announces second lockdown
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new lockdown measures for France. There were more than 36,000 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.…
G7 Summit: Emmanuel Macron’s nightmare in Biarritz
The US-China trade war and forest fires in the Amazon are set to dominate the latest G7 summit in France. President Emmanuel Macron is doing everything he can to prevent a total…
Macron dampens Johnson’s plan to renegotiate Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have met in Paris to discuss Brexit. Macron called the Irish backstop "indispensable" to a Brexit deal. Johnson had said the backstop…
Encouraged by Merkel, UK’s Johnson tells Macron: I want a Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday that he wanted a Brexit deal and believed it was still possible to reach one in time for the Oct.…
Paris protests violence against women in France
Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency in part by pledging bold measures to end violence against women. But with deadly violence growing in France, activists have called on the government to end…
In France, media worry about press freedom
Numerous journalists have been charged with revealing state secrets and questioned by France's intelligence services. French media fear that press freedom is at risk under President Emmanuel Macron.…
A Cold War solution for Serbia and Kosovo?
Balkan leaders are traveling to Berlin to "exchange opinions" with Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron. The mini-summit is to focus on the bid to revive the talks between Belgrade and…
World reacts with shock to Notre Dame fire
Global leaders have expressed their solidarity with France in light of the tragedy. As the flames subsided, President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the 800 year-old cathedral.…
Macron vows to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral ravaged by fire
Authorities are assessing the stability of Notre Dame Cathedral following a fire that seriously damaged large parts of the structure. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the iconic 850-year-old monument.…
Macron arrives in Djibouti to start East Africa visit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to reassert the importance of France in its former colony Djibouti with Paris increasingly fearing China's muscular role in Africa as it expands economic and…
Macron issues plea for Europe ahead of EU elections
In a newspaper column, French President Emmanuel Macron has laid out a plan he says will protect democracy in Europe. It includes new border controls and higher penalties for firms that flout…