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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
6/28/2022 7:06:51 PM
France's president denounced Russia's fiery airstrike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine as a ``new war crime'' Tuesday and vowed the West's support for Kyiv would not waver, saying Moscow ``cannot and should not win`` the war with its neighbor.
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World
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International
6/28/2022 4:20:56 PM
France's new lower house of parliament meets for the first time Tuesday with centrist allies of President Emmanuel Macron little closer to building a stable majority after suffering an upset in elections earlier this month.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/26/2022 11:06:24 PM
France has become the latest country to reconsider its energy options because of the war in Ukraine, announcing Sunday it was looking into reopening a recently closed coal-fired power station.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/25/2022 12:48:10 PM
"Vladimir, firstly one thing!" says President Emmanuel Macron as he seeks to make a point to his Russian counterpart. "Listen Emmanuel," interjects the Russian leader.
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World
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International
6/23/2022 11:10:42 PM
EU leaders holding a summit Thursday started discussing, with a mix of interest and scepticism, the idea of a "European Political Community" put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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World
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International
6/23/2022 12:59:20 PM
France risked prolonged political deadlock Thursday after opposition parties gave a frosty reception to President Emmanuel Macron's call for "compromises" to keep France governable after an indecisive parliamentary election.
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World
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International
6/21/2022 12:22:30 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday rejected a resignation offer from his prime minister ahead of talks with the opposition seeking to end the deadlock sparked by his failure to secure a majority in parliamentary elections.
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World
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International
6/20/2022 11:27:35 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lost his parliamentary majority after major election gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance and the far right, in a stunning blow to his plans for major second-term reform.
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World
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International
6/19/2022 9:38:21 AM
France began voting Sunday in the final round of parliamentary elections, with centrist President Emmanuel Macron's coalition looking to hold off a challenge from a newly formed left-wing alliance.
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World
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International
6/16/2022 6:15:47 PM
France's left-wing forces and allies of centrist President Emmanuel Macron exchanged bitter accusations Thursday ahead of the final round of tightly contested parliamentary elections, where the French leader risks losing his overall majority.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/16/2022 2:16:07 PM
The leaders of major EU powers France, Germany and Italy vowed Thursday to help Ukraine defeat Russia and to rebuild its shattered cities, in a visit to a war-torn Kyiv suburb.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/16/2022 12:52:52 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that there are signs of war crimes in a Kyiv suburb following ``massacres'' by Russian forces.
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World
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Africa
6/13/2022 6:57:12 PM
French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, France's army said, after nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/13/2022 3:36:52 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a boost to defence budgets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying France was now on a "war economy" footing.
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World
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International
6/12/2022 1:33:22 PM
France voted in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Emmanuel Macron hoping to win a majority backing his reform plans while a resurgent and newly unified left seeks to thwart his ambitions.
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World
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International
6/12/2022 10:25:58 AM
French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.
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World
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International
6/9/2022 6:21:46 PM
France votes on Sunday in parliamentary elections, with allies of President Emmanuel Macron seeking to retain a majority in the face of an increasingly competitive challenge from a new left-wing coalition.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/4/2022 6:34:10 PM
Ukraine said Saturday its forces were managing to push back against Russian troops in fierce fighting in Severodonetsk despite Russia "throwing all its power" into capturing the strategic eastern city.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/31/2022 6:07:28 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had urged Vladimir Putin to end Russia's blockade of the Ukrainian port of Odessa under the terms of a UN resolution.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
5/30/2022 5:35:45 PM
A French journalist has been killed while working in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday on Twitter, the latest of several reporters killed or wounded during Russia's invasion of the country.
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