Emmanuel Macron

The giant show on the River Seine on July 26 will mark the first time that an opening ceremony is held outside of a usual stadium setting

The farmers’ campaign for better pay, fewer constraints and lower costs has blown up into a major crisis for prime minister Gabriel Attal in the first month of his new job

The Minister of Culture has temporarily suspended the demolition of the Radium Institute, where the scientist and two-time Nobel laureate did her research

At a time when French politics is showing signs of stagnation, the appointment of the new prime minister is a coup

At age 34, the until now education minister is taking over from the embattled Élisabeth Borne in a bid to relaunch the president’s popularity

Elisabeth Borne’s resignation followed the passage last month of immigration legislation backed by Macron aimed at strengthening the government’s ability to deport some foreigners

A new French law meant to fight the rising cost of living has supermarkets facing millions in fines if they don’t reach a deal with suppliers on prices

A petition with over 120,000 signatures seeks to defeat a plan to replace the original panes saved from the fire with modern alternatives

The United States, France, and Egypt have expressed concern about a possible regional escalation after the assassination of Hamas’ number two in Beirut

The French president opens 2024 with fractures within his government and the challenge of defeating the far right in the European elections in June

New deportation laws in the EU and debates about immigration in the United Kingdom and the United States will mark the 2024 election calendar. Nationalists and populists appear to be advancing their agenda in the West

Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges in 2020 following allegations from actor Charlotte Arnould, and has been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them

Macron said the actor ‘makes France proud’ after a documentary showed that 16 women have accused Depardieu of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them

The bill received favorable votes in parliament from the far-right National Rally, putting France’s centrist president in an uncomfortable position

The parliamentary wrangling over a law that combined conservative and progressive measures has shown up the limitations of the French leader’s centrist approach

Macron will tour the fenced-off reconstruction site where stonemasons, carpenters and hundreds of other artisans are hammering away to meet the 12-month deadline

Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres

Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’

Riyadh beat Rome and the South Korean port city of Busan. The Saudi bid had notably received official support from French President Emmanuel Macron

In the first four days of the truce with Israel, the Islamist militia has freed 69 people, including 51 Israelis, 17 Thais and a Filipino citizen

The origin, nature and ideology of the Palestinian militia is far removed from that of the jihadist group, although the tactics used in the October 7 attack have led the Netanyahu government to equate them

Joel Guerriau, a 66-year-old representing the Loire-Atlantique region in western France, was detained for 48 hours and given preliminary charges Friday, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement

Allies of Israel are pressuring for an easing of attacks on Palestinians, while affirming that it has the right to defend itself against Hamas. Macron has called on the country to stop killing women and children

The gathering in Paris brought together officials from Western and Arab nations, the United Nations and NGOs, with the aim of providing urgent aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip

Several non-governmental organizations have criticized the overall legislation as threatening migrants’ rights and considering them ‘as nothing more than potential labor’