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World Hopes for Renewed Cooperation With US Under Biden
World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed
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France's Vaccine-Skepticism Is Making Its Covid Immunization Drive Much Harder
France is known to be one of the most vaccine-skeptic nations in the world, and that makes its Covid-19 immunization drive much harder.
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France's Slow Vaccine Rollout Could Harm President Macron's Chances of Re-Election
A slow vaccine rollout against the coronavirus could hurt the re-election chances of President Emmanuel Macron.
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Macron: ‘We Believe in the Strength of American Democracy'
French President Emmanuel Macron released a statement on Twitter reacting to rioters entering the United States Capitol on Wednesday.
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China Scores an EU Investment Deal Before Biden Takes Office — and It Wants to Do More
China wrapped negotiations with the EU on an important investment deal and talked up hopes for more, less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office.
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France's Macron Leaving Isolation After Week With the Virus
French President Emmanuel Macron no longer has virus symptoms and is leaving isolation Thursday after a week with COVID-19.
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France's Macron Blames His COVID-19 on Negligence, Bad Luck
French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed his COVID-19 on a combination of negligence and bad luck
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French President Macron Tests Positive for COVID-19
Wearing a white medical mask, French President Emmanuel Macron has made a planned speech by videoconference on, hours after he was tested positive for COVID-19 following a week in which he met with numerous European leaders
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France's Macron Tests Positive for Covid, Prompting Other Top EU Officials to Isolate
The news of Macron’s positive diagnosis has prompted other government officials to go into quarantine.
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A Return to Multilateralism Under Joe Biden Is ‘Extremely Promising,' OECD Says
The multilateral approach to global affairs came under attack during Donald Trump’s administration, but it’s likely to return under President-elect Joe Biden.
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France's Macron Lays Out a Vision for European ‘Digital Sovereignty'
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe needs “European solutions” to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants.
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The EU's Historic Coronavirus Stimulus Is Now at Risk: Here's What You Need to Know
Poland and Hungary have put the EU’s coronavirus stimulus plan at risk, by vetoing the historic deal.
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France's Macron Hosts Trump Envoy After Congratulating Biden
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat behind closed doors, only nine days after having congratulated President-elect Joe Biden for his election victory.
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Biden Speaks With Pope Francis, the Latest World Leader to Acknowledge the New President-Elect
Joe Biden will become the second Catholic U.S. president, 60 years after Democrat John F. Kennedy became the first member of the faith to hold the office.
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Sanofi Walks Back After Saying US Would Get Vaccine First
French pharmaceutical group Sanofi says it will make its COVID-19 vaccine, when ready, available in all countries
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Sex Tapes Sink Macron's Candidate, Spark Outrage in France
Political rivals in France have sprung to the defense of a colleague who pulled out of the race to become mayor of Paris after sexually explicit images were published on an internet site
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Grrrrr! Angry Herders Secure Bear Ban From French President
The bears have cute names — Bubble, Feather, Snowflake and the like — and look so soft and huggable when caught on video by remote cameras that study their habits. But to herders high in the Pyrenees mountains of southwest France, the animals are stone-cold killers, ravaging flocks and undermining farming livelihoods. Pyrenean livestock farmers who raise sheep for meat and...
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'SNL' Continues Trudeau Open Mic Moment in NATO Cafeteria Skit
With a helping hand from late-night television hosts, the “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open shifted focus from the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump to his reception at the NATO summit in London. “This week, during the NATO conference in London, foreign leaders were caught on a hot mic making fun of President Trump,” an on-screen intro for the Cold…
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Trump Calls Canadian PM ‘Two-Faced' After NATO Open Mic Moment
While NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London, a spat rippled under the surface after several were caught in an unguarded exchange on camera apparently gossiping about U.S. President Donald Trump’s behavior....
...Trump branded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” after the remarks captured during a reception in London at Buckingham Palace....
...Trudeau was seen standing in a...
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France: Tensions With Police on Yellow Vest 1st Birthday
Paris police fired tear gas on Saturday to push back yellow vest protesters trying to revive their movement on the first anniversary of the sometimes-violent uprising against President Emmanuel Macron and policies seen as favoring the rich. Police deployed in force around Paris and detained 24 people around the capital by mid-morning. Officers dislodged protesters trying to block the bypass...