French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?

A popular iteration of the claim labeled a wider crop of the same photo, usually in French, as "the husband, the wife and the lover" — implying that the third person was Brigitte Macron's ex-husband, André-Louis Auzière.

Leslie Voltaire, the current president of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council, boarded a plane for Italy on Friday, where he told VOA he would be meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Voltaire said he would then travel to Paris for meetings with French President Emmanuel

In addition to the far left and far right, according to historian Pierre Serna, there is also a centrist form of extremism, one that has been present in France since the Revolution. Today, it is embodied by Emmanuel Macron.

Her post-Fascist Brothers of Italy party has long had ties with Steve Bannon ... Trump has boasted of his "great relationship" with France's Emmanuel Macron, but the two men share very different politics. Meanwhile, Hungary's Orban has Trump's ear but ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay out in a speech on Tuesday the contours of a deal to water down pension reforms in return for support from the left on passing a budget.

The Italian leader has the potential to serve as a key European ally in the quest for peace in Europe and the Middle East.

CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ, France — French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Monday that France would need to go beyond NATO’s current spending target, especially if United States President Donald Trump pulls the American military out of Europe.

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the cost of the war for US taxpayers through major military aid packages for Ukraine, and vowed to bring the conflict to a swift end.

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz give a joint statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 22 2025

President Donald Trump's second term is already bringing massive changes as global leaders, allies and adversaries alike, watch to see where they fall in the pecking order and vie for a seat at the table.

France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already toppled one government. View on euronews