French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says he will suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image.

France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged that he might be able to stay in his job long given the country's deep political divides.

Power has been restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv, a day after Russia launched major attacks on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread blackouts.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, to try again to form a government in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.

World leaders have expressed hope for peace after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough deal between Israel and Hamas.

The European Union's top official warns that Russia is conducting a "targeted gray zone campaign" against Europe.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to name a new prime minister within 48 hours.

French President Emmanuel Macron faces increased pressure to resign after the collapse of his latest government.

France's new prime minister has resigned just a day after naming his government and following less than a month in office.

France's new prime minister has named a government, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as defense minister.

Germany’s Munich Airport has reopened after authorities shut it down for the second time in less than 24 hours after two confirmed drone sightings.

Grand Duke Guillaume has ascended to the throne of Luxembourg after swearing an oath in a traditional ceremony on Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships.

French authorities have announced the captain of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet will face trial in February.

Israeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 children and three women, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continues to grow.

French President Emmanuel Macron has shown he can reach President Donald Trump anytime.

World leaders from France to South Korea and South Africa to Suriname have given strong support to the U.N. chief’s call to work together to address challenges like war, poverty and climate chaos.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France is officially recognizing the state of Palestine.

Israeli forces are showing no signs of relenting on their new ground offensive in Gaza City as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and more countries prepare to join the surge of nations recognizing a Palestinian state.

Some French mayors have defied government orders and flown Palestinian flags on town halls, with more expected to follow suit as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly.

French President Emmanuel Macron hopes that France's recognition of a state will contribute to peace in the Mideast.

A U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed.

Protesters have hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and blockades that are targeting the Paris Metro and other sectors.

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, faces big challenges like a ballooning deficit and unrest.

President Donald Trump is relishing a day filled with British royal pageantry with King Charles III.

Donald Trump has arrived in the United Kingdom, where he'll become the first U_S_ president to get a second state visit to the U_K_ As Trump left the White House on Tuesday, he noted that during his past state visit he was hosted at Buckingham Palace and this time he'll be at Windsor Castle, which he says people call “the ultimate.”.

NATO says it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment.

Protesters blocked roads and set fires in Paris and across France as part of a nationwide “Block Everything” campaign.

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after losing a crushing confidence vote in parliament.

Legislators have toppled France’s government in a confidence vote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion is still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow's forces.

French President Emmanuel Macron says that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.

European countries are facing tough choices as they meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.

Russia has launched over 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure, especially energy facilities.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the war in Ukraine could continue for a long time.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state has angered Israel and the U.S. Macron wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing such a step would be key to Israel's security.

President Donald Trump's envoys have been causing diplomatic tensions with allied countries.

France's foreign ministry officials have met with a representative of U.S. ambassador Charles Kushner.

French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Macron is fueling antisemitism by pledging to recognize a Palestinian state as "abject" and "erroneous."

President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia's economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won't be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia.

The second Oval Office meeting in six months between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off smoothly, in sharp contrast to their disastrous encounter in February.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gushed with gratitude toward President Donald Trump during an Oval Office meeting.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Donald Trump has started arranging a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

European and NATO leaders will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England, is set for a new chapter.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have not reached a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

European leaders have praised President Donald Trump for agreeing to allow U.S. military support for a force they are mustering to police any future peace in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, more than three years after Moscow launched its invasion, as the two leaders prepared for a pivotal U.S.–Russia summit Friday in Alaska.

President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set for a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War and still plays a role today.

Israeli airline El Al says its Paris office has been vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in what it has called a “deeply disturbing” incident.

British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France.

After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel was back in the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia who spearheaded the effort are determined to keep up the momentum.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances.

The Trump administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stored in Europe.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would have new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect in seven days.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Israel to discuss the disintegrating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Canada and Malta announced Wednesday they will formally recognize the state of Palestine in September, joining France and the United Kingdom in stepping up pressure to end the nearly 80-year Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A high-level U.N. conference gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution and called on Israel to commit to a Palestinian state.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps to long-term peace.

France is calling on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

The U.N. General Assembly has brought high-level officials together to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East's future.

The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

France's first couple plans to seek "substantial" damages from U.S. influencer Candace Owens if she continues claiming that President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, is a man.

France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars.

France’s prime minister has proposed cutting two public holidays to save money in next year’s budget.

France is celebrating Bastille Day with parades, fireworks, and festivities nationwide.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced $7.6 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years.

Kate, the Princess of Wales, returned to Wimbledon along with her husband Prince William and two of their children to watch the men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek and some consoling words to Amanda Anisimova after the women’s Wimbledon final.

Countries prepared to provide troops for a future stabilization force in Ukraine have agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris to facilitate a rapid deployment after the war ends.

A special tribunal has indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year.

European leaders are urging private business and equity funds to not be afraid to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now even as Russia accelerates its war.

Britain and France have agreed to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism that it has lost control of the country’s borders.

The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years.

French President Emmanuel Macron praised his country's ties with Britain on the first day of a state visit.

President Donald Trump is complaining that the United States provided too many weapons to Ukraine under the previous administration.

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies, while the U.S. halts some arms shipments it had promised to help Kyiv fight off Russia’s invasion.

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his conviction for “undermining national unity.”.

World leaders are adapting strategies to manage U.S. President Donald Trump during his second term.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising U.S. President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way” on defense.

The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games came back to light up the French capital’s skyline.

The chemistry that once defined the political dynamic between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron was nowhere to be seen when the U.S. president blasted his French counterpart on social media.

The Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines.

President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U_S_ leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.”.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic Arctic territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrive in the Canadian Rockies for a Group of Seven summit that's been shadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war.

President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission.

French President Emmanuel Macron says a top-level U.N. conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed.

The Paris Games may be over, but the flame is still rising.

Will artificial intelligence save humanity — or destroy it.

The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea.