France has a retirement age lower than many of its European neighbors, but many French people view an early retirement as sacrosanct. It was part of the social contract developed at the end of World ...

Emmanuel Macron can no longer count on lawmakers to push his agenda. So instead, he’s courting billionaires. With few allies left in a hopeless fractured legislature and unable to run for a third term ...

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The man regarded as Emmanuel Macron's "last hope" could be ousted from government today as he faces a no-confidence vote just two months into his job. French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou could ...

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French President Macron is expected to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Brexit has failed as he appears at a key EU summit. Sir Keir, who is trying to “reset” Britain’s relationship with the world ...

False rumours that Brigitte Macron is transgender have been spreading for years. Now Candace Owens, an American far right ...

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FILE - France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Haiti's Presidential Council President Leslie Voltaire before a meeting at The Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan. 29, 2025. Share ...