France

French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave as Netanyahu arrives for a dinner at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, February 2, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Europe

Macron navigates rocky path to recognising Palestinian state

French officials are weighing up the move ahead of a United Nations conference, which France and Saudi Arabia are co-hosting between June 17-20, to lay out the parameters for a roadmap to a...

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto gestures as he attends the annual State of the Nation Address at the parliament building, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool//File Photo
Asia

France's Macron, Indonesia's Prabowo to discuss defence ties

Tractors are parked in front of the French parliament, the Assemblee Nationale, as French farmers gather for a protest to call on lawmakers to adopt a bill that would loosen restrictions on pesticide and water use in farming, in Paris, France May 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
Europe

French farmers bring tractors to Paris to press for looser rules

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Vietnam's President Luong Cuong shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 26, 2025. Photo: NHAC NGUYEN/Pool via REUTERS
Global Economy

France, Vietnam set to sign dozens of deals as Macron visits Hanoi

Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app. Barcelona, February 23, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Albert Gea
Europe

French court blocks Telegram founder from Norway trip

Palestinians make their way with belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Middle East

Britain, Canada, France threaten sanctions against Israel over Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting at the "Choose France Summit", aiming to attract foreign investors to the country, at the Chateau de Versailles, near Paris, France, May 19, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool
Europe

'Choose France' summit brings 20 billion euros of new investment

A man walks on Rue Pache street, near the location where a masked gang attempted to kidnap the daughter of a crypto businessman, in Paris, France, May 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Europe

Fear and anger in France's crypto community after spate of kidnappings

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a press conference about the priorities of his Renaissance party and its allies ahead of the early legislative elections in Paris, France, June 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
Europe

Macron says France does not want 'World War III' over Ukraine

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
Middle East

Syrian leader heads to France in first European trip

Shein and Temu app icons are seen in this illustration taken August 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Europe

Shein, Temu ramp up advertising in UK and France as US tariffs hit

Member of parliament Sylvain Maillard of the Renaissance party speaks at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Europe

France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Firing Powell would hurt the dollar and US economy: France