Emanuel Macron has visited France’s Indian Ocean department devastated last weekend’s storm but for some residents promises of support from Paris ring hollow
Two defendants lodge appeals and ex-husband considers appealing his 20-year sentence
‘If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper s**t,’ French president tells people in the country’s poorest overseas territory
It is feared hundreds or even thousands of people died in storm, much higher than figure of 31 deaths given by authorities
Cyclone Chido leaves 31 confirmed dead on Indian Ocean archipelago but officials fear death toll could run to thousands
François Bayrou inherits a poisoned chalice of Emmanuel Macron’s making
Centrist politician François Bayrou given the task of governing divided parliament where Michel Barnier failed
Francois Bayrou replaces Michel Barnier who resigned last week after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple the government
Donald Trump critical of long-range strikes against Russia carried out with US missiles by Kyiv
Party has shifted since Michel Barnier’s government collapsed in a vote of no-confidence last week
Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership
Trump meets Zelenskiy in Paris for first face-to-face talks since Trump won US election
Opposition leaders detained by courts amid crackdown on pro-EU groups
The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck
US president-elect to meet Emmanuel Macron at time of uncertainty about his likely approach to Ukraine-Russia war
Macron will hobnob with foreign leaders at the cathedral, much as Louis XVI tinkered with his clock collection on the day the Bastille was taken
President tells France he will ‘fully’ exercise five-year mandate as he faces rising pressure to step down following government collapse
Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament
Attempt to dislodge government comes at a time when country struggling to tame massive budget deficit
Michel Barnier’s decision to push budget through parliament without a vote could trigger a political crisis
Gaping holes left in vaulted ceilings and charred piles of debris gone from 12th-century Gothic masterpiece
Fixture designated ‘high risk’ following recent hooliganism and anti-Semitism in Dutch capital surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
Prospects of a trade war and collapse of US support for Ukraine pose grave threats to EU
How will Donald Trump's second presidency affect the global fight against climate change?
Warning comes as European leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory
Israel must be ‘held accountable for bombing civilian populations’, Tánaiste said at Beirut aid conference in Paris
US president in Germany to hold talks with Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer
France now finds itself the sick child of Europe, so what would the French president give for a François Hollande figure to step forward?
Hard to imagine Ursula von der Leyen shivving Thierry Breton without the blessing of Macron
Former ECB head gives his diagnosis but European Union likely won’t agree to take its medicine
Left-wing parties accuse the president of stealing elections
Macron accused of giving Le Pen the power of Julius Caesar overseeing a gladiatorial battle, giving a thumbs up or down to his candidate for prime minister
Few foreign politicians are spoken about in Dublin in such glowing terms as the former EU chief Brexit negotiator
French president has been seeking to form new government for two months after losing legislative vote
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