As Brexit foreshadowed Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, the defeat of Kamala Harris and the Democrats this year was preceded by the fall of globalists in Europe, leaving limited options for any real challenge to Trump’s authority from across the Atlantic.
The fourth government of the year was unveiled by recently-installed French Prime François Bayrou on Monday evening, in what appears to be a doubling down on neo-liberal Macronism, with previously discarded allies of the president returning to power.
French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly leading efforts to deploy a European force of up to 100,000 troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers in the event of ceasefire deal brokered by incoming President Donald Trump.
Marine Le Pen said that she is preparing for the possibility of an early presidential election in France as Emmanuel Macron looks to be running out of options to effectively govern the nation.
French political veteran François Bayrou, long time Macron ally, named as next Prime Minister after the last collapsed in record time.
Marine Le Pen pulled the plug on French President Emmanuel Macron’s govt last week and appear to have enjoyed a polling bump since.
The outgoing government unveiled a special bill to enable the state to levy taxes from Jan. 1 to avoid a shutdown.
Macron held meetings at the Élysée Palace with liberal and leftist party leaders in an attempt to craft a coherent governing coalition in the National Assembly, which has been mired in an effective three-way split since his foolhardy decision to call for snap legislative elections in July.
Peace negotiations for the Ukraine war may “perhaps” begin this winter says the Prime Minister of Poland.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country´s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia.
President-elect Donald Trump has called for an “immediate ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine so that peace negotiations can begin, arguing that all sides would benefit from an end to the war.
President-elect Donald Trump stopped by the United Kingdom Ambassador’s residence in Paris to meet with the Prince of Wales shortly after the historic reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday. Margo Martin, the deputy communications director for Trump’s 2024
President-Elect Donald J. Trump joined dozens of world leaders and dignitaries on Saturday for the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after the famed Gothic cathedral was tragically ravaged by fire.
Nature abhors a vacuum. So does politics. No sooner had President-elect Donald Trump been confirmed as the next occupant of the White House than beleaguered French President Emmanuel Macron sought to invite him to Saturday’s reopening of the magnificently restored Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
What is happening and why? Collision between the Constitution and politics leaving France with all appearances of having become ungovernable.
In a national address following the historic collapse of his government, President Emmanuel Macron attempted to shirk responsibility for the political chaos in Paris and vowed to stay on until the end of his term despite growing calls for his resignation.
The government of France has fallen for the second time this year, as a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier was passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday, giving the former Eurocrat the ignominious distinction of being the shortest tenured prime minister in modern French history.
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that he will not resign no matter the result of the planned no confidence vote in Prime Minister Michel Barnier, which is likely to collapse the second Macronist government this year.
The French government is likely headed toward collapse this week after Marine Le Pen’s National Rally confirmed that it would join with the left on a motion of no confidence after Prime Minister Michel Barnier attempted to push through financial austerity measures through without a vote in the parliament.
The government of Chad announced on Thursday it has canceled its military cooperation pact with France, its former colonial ruler.
French President Macron hailed “sublime” rebuild of the magnificent 12th-century Notre Dame as he toured it before reopening on Friday.
Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.
France has stated it recognises that Benjamin Netanyahu is not subject to the rulings of the International Criminal Court.
The three month old government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in France has apparently failed to win the trust of the public, with a survey finding that a majority of the French people would back a no confidence vote to bring down the government.
Multiple reports citing anonymous diplomats and others at the G20 summit, which began Monday, shared concern on the part of leftists participating that the incoming administration of American President-elect Donald Trump would effectively freeze any progress on their agendas or invalidate leftist promises in the expected joint statement.
So-called “high-risk” match between France and Israel saw scuffles and protests but thanks to a major police operation little violence.
A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday.
Trump made peace a key campaign pledge but NATO member states are dedicated to total Ukrainian victory and will discuss how to “thwart” him.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were among the world leaders who congratulated President-Elect Donald Trump on his return to the White House.
In 2016 European leaders felt free to insult Trump, but caution now seems to rule where a second Presidency looks eminently possible.
A Paris commercial court lifted a ban that had prevented Israeli defense companies from exhibiting weapons at the Euronaval trade exhibition.
An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde has revealed that the confidential movements of former President Donald Trump, a target of multiple assassination attempts, as well as other world leaders can be easily tracked online through the fitness app Strava, which is used by multiple Secret Service members along with other protective details worldwide.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would support Lebanon with 100 million euros, as Paris hosted an aid conference with big financial aims but slim diplomatic prospects.
The speaker of the French Senate — the country’s second most senior figure under the constitution — said Thursday he was “astounded”.
In the first major hurdle for the recently-installed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the battle over the nation’s budget begun on Wednesday, with both Marine Le Pen’s populist faction and the far-left New Popular Front rejecting the austerity measures.
(AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope Friday that the war with Russia will end next year, speaking during a visit to Berlin to ask for sustained military support. As Ukraine faces a gruelling third winter at war, Zelensky
Emmanuel Macron inspected the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern France amid growing domestic political issues.
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet for the first time with some of the 15,000 Ukrainian troops that France has trained.
The number of recorded antisemitic incidents in France soared by a staggering 192 per cent during the first half of this year, according to government figures.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted calls from French President Emmanuel Macron for a Western arms embargo on Israel’s military operation to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza as a “disgrace” and vowed that Jerusalem will prevail in its fight with or without support from Paris.
