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France's President Emmanuel Macron meets France's former President Francois Hollande.

The 6 challengers who could become France’s next prime minister and save the country from political gridlock

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

French President Emmanuel Macron

France’s post-election political chaos sets the stage for a weak government and a lower global profile

By Samy Adghirni, William Horobin, and others

Emmanuel Macron gestures with his arm out wide during a speech at a podium with French, EU and German flags in background

‘Buy European’ and double EU budget to combat US and Chinese competition, says French President Emmanuel Macron

By Ania Nussbaum, Michael Nienaber, and others

TOPSHOT – A car is burning on the Normandie provincial road, outside Noumea on May 16, 2024, amid protests linked to a debate on a constitutional bill aimed at enlarging the electorate for upcoming elections of the overseas French territory of New Caledonia. France deployed troops to New Caledonia’s ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency on May 16 after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded. Pro-independence, largely indigenous protests against a French plan to impose new voting rules on its Pacific archipelago have spiralled into the deadliest violence since the 1980s, with a police officer among several killed by gunfire. (Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP) (Photo by DELPHINE MAYEUR/AFP via Getty Images)

France admits it’s lost control of parts of New Caledonia, the world’s third-largest producer of critical EV metal nickel

By Ben Westcott, Eddie Spence, and others

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech

French President Macron said Europe will ‘not be a geopolitical priority’ for the U.S. and urges the continent to develop its defense strategy to survive

By Ania Nussbaum and Bloomberg

Emmanuel Macron, France's president

French president Macron is urging his people and Western allies to boost military: ‘This has been a real revolution in recent years, and it’s a revolution that has been pushed forward by France’

By Ania Nussbaum and Bloomberg

Emmanuel Macron

French workers are furious over the president’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 15: Jeff Bezos looks on from the sidlines before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

France just gave Jeff Bezos its most prestigious honor in a private ceremony almost a decade after he was actually awarded the prize

By Benoit Berthelot, Samy Adghirni, and others

Emmanuel Macron

The president of France wants French people to work longer, and they’re not having it

By Ania Nussbaum, William Horobin, and others

German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes her seat at the beginning of the weekly meeting of the German Federal cabinet in the conference hall of the Chancellery on January 6, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. A day after stricter coronavirus measures have been decided, the Chancellor and the governments minister are expected to discuss the slow vaccine distribution. (Photo by Clemens Bilan – Pool/Getty Images)

“Problematic”: Trump’s Twitter ban prompts outcry over tech companies’ power from Germany, France

By Birgit Jennen, Ania Nussbaum, and others

A man shelters in a van as drivers queue trying to enter the port of Dover in Kent, south east England, on December 23, 2020, that is still cordoned after the UK and France agreed a protocol to reopen the border to accompanied freight arriving in France from the UK requiring all lorry drivers to show a negative Covid-19 test. – France and Britain reopened cross-border travel after a snap 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant threatened UK supply chains. Accompanied frieght will now be allowed to cross the channel from the port of Dover but all lorry drivers will require a lateral flow test and a negative Covid-19 result before the travel. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

France agrees to reopen border after U.K.’s trucking route to Europe paralyzed over mutant virus fears

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Ania Nussbaum, and others

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, speaks during a news conference at a European Union (EU) leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnsons last-ditch plea for European Union leaders to step in and salvage the blocs faltering trade negotiations with the U.K. was frustrated when summit talks overran on Thursday night, pushing Brexit off the agenda. Wire photography: Geert Vanden Wijngaert—Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hopes of a Brexit trade deal flash red, sending stocks and sterling lower

By John Follain, Ian Wishart, and others

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media at the Chancellery at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (unseen), during the coronavirus crisis on May 18, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders announced they intend to launch a joint European Union recovery initiative to the tune of EUR 500 billion.

Merkel and Macron join forces for $500 billion EU COVID-19 aid package

By Arne Delfs, Ania Nussbaum, and others

Michael Ovitz, owner of Broad Beach Ventures LLC, speaks to the media ahead of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The 36th annual event gathers many of America's wealthiest and most powerful people in media, technology, and sports. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn has hired legendary agent Michael Ovitz to negotiate his film deals

By Lucas Shaw, Ania Nussbaum, and others

PSA and Fiat-Chrysler Finalize Merger, Forging Carmaking Giant to Rival VW

By Tommaso Ebhardt, Ania Nussbaum, and others