Two women in France went on trial on Wednesday (June 19) over false claims that the country's first lady, Brigitte Macron, was transgender. These claims, propagated by conspiracy theorists and the far right, alleged that Brigitte Macron had once been a man named "Jean-Michel".

Defamation trial begins for women who claimed Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte was transgender

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday faced accusations of transphobia after lashing out at the snap election manifesto of a new left-wing coalition. Watch in for more details!

France: Emmanuel Macron faces transphobia accusations

French President Emmanuel Macron called for moderate politicians from the left and the right to come together in order to defeat Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) in an upcoming snap legislative election.

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for anti-extremist alliance in snap elections

The euro collapsed dramatically on Monday, impacted by political upheaval in France following President Emmanuel Macron's demand for an early legislative election.

Euro plunges amid French political uncertainty and strong Dollar

Following the resurgence of right-wing political groups in the recently-held European Union elections, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (June 9) took a bold step and dissolved the parliament.

Macron's great gamble: Why did French president dissolve parliament? What if his party loses?

As results of elections to the EU Parliament's role in the jitters and tremors become all too visible with big gains for the far right. Now first predictions show that the center-right European People's party has strengthened its majority at the top of the list.

French President dissolves parliament; Far-right gains in Germany, Italy and Austria

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (Jun 9) announced that he was dissolving the parliament after the far-right defeated his centrist alliance in EU polls.

Emmanuel Macron dissolves national assembly, calls snap elections in France after EU poll shock

In June 1944, over four years after the fall of Paris to Hitler's forces in the second world war, the US, UK and other allied forces entered Normandy to oust the Nazi forces.

Show your passports, a listless Biden, Sunak's exit: What made D-Day commemorations awkward

France confirmed on Thursday (June 6) that a French national has been arrested in Moscow but denied Russian claim that he was working for the French government to gather intelligence.

French 'spy' arrested in Russia following Macron's fighter jets offer to Ukraine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of failing miserably as the country grapples with the consequences of the war in the Gaza Strip. Knesset member Gadi Eisenko said that Netanyahu failed miserably on security and economy fronts and that there must be elections before the end of this year.

Morning brief: Netanyahu accused of 'failing miserably' in Gaza; and more

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced significant cuts to France's unemployment benefits to support President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reform agenda.

France to slash jobless benefits amid mounting debt concerns

French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a bilateral cabinet meeting as the European Union's two biggest powers seek to show unity ahead of next month's EU parliamentary elections.

Emmanuel Macron visits Germany in first French presidential state visit in 24 years

On Sunday, Emmanuel Macron made his first state visit to Germany as the president of France in 25 years. Ahead of the elections for the European Union, he aimed to defuse recent tensions and warn against the dangers of the extreme right.

French President in Germany: France-Germany relations are indispensable: Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Germany on Sunday for a three-day State visit followed by a bilateral cabinet meeting as the European Union's two biggest powers seek to show unity ahead of next month's EU parliamentary elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron louds 'indispensable' ties on Germany visit

A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and streets were relatively calm after a week of unrest, the French High Commission said on Monday, but roads were blocked by protesters and the airport remained shut, stranding tourists. Watch in for more details!

French President Emmanuel Macron to visit New Caledonia as unrest continues in second week

In a bid to solidify France's position as a leading European business hub, President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the annual "Choose France" summit. This event aims to attract significant foreign investment. Last year's edition proved successful, securing $14 billion.

France secures $1.3 bn investment from Amazon, creating 3,000 jobs

On his first visit to the EU in five years, Chinese President Xi Jinping met his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen. Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as a model for the international community at opening of Paris talks. Watch in for more details!

China's Xi Jinping in France: Macron, EU Chief urge China to press Russia over Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Pyrenees mountains on Tuesday on the second day of a trip. Xi has said he would welcome more high-level talks on trade frictions, and has denied there was a Chinese "overcapacity problem". Watch in for more details!

Macron, Xi break protocol for one-on-one visit to the Pyrenees

On his first visit to the EU in five years, Chinese President Xi Jinping met his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as a model for the international community at opening of Paris talks. Watch in for more details!

China's Xi Jinping calls for closer ties with EU at opening of Paris talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a keenly watched trip to Europe for his first stop Xi has arrived in Paris. This is the Chinese President's first visit to the region after the COVID pandemic as Beijing looks for greater trade and strategic ties with the region.

China's Xi Jinping in France: Ukraine, trade and investment top agenda

China's President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron set to press him to reduce trade imbalances and try to convince him to use his influence on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Trade, Ukraine war top agenda as China's Xi heads to Paris to meet Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that he did not dismiss sending military troops to Ukraine, stating that the matter would "legitimately" come up if Russia barged through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv called for such a move.

Macron reaffirms he doesn't rule out troops for Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he is all set to "open the debate" about the role nuclear weapons play in a common European defence. "I am ready to open this debate which must include anti-missile defence, long-range capabilities, and nuclear weapons for those who have them or who host American nuclear armaments," the French president said in an interview with regional press group EBRA.

Macron says ready to 'open debate' on role of nuclear weapons in European defence

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (Apr 25) warned that today's Europe "could die" calling for stronger, more integrated European defences. Stating that the continent was facing an existential threat from Russian aggression, Macron outlined his long-term vision for Europe involving less dependency on the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron warns Europe 'could die', calls for stronger defence

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