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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday her participation at a summit of South America's Mercosur bloc, saying a controversial free-trade deal between the EU and the group was within reach.

President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a way out of France's political crisis after Michel Barnier became the first prime minister to be ousted by parliament in over six decades. The upheaval leaves lawmakers just 70 days to debate a new 2025 budget plan after the previous one was scrapped with…

On April 15, 2019, viewers around the world watched live footage of one of the most famous cathedrals on the planet, Notre-Dame de Paris, being devastated by fire. More than five years later, Notre Dame is due to reopen to the public on December 8th. Behind the headlines, a fierce debate has…

The day after an inferno struck Notre Dame cathedral in 2019, its current chief architect, Philippe Villeneuve, walked despondently into its remains

As France's most famous cathedral prepares to reopen, the story of its resurrection spans the devastating 2019 fire that nearly destroyed nine centuries of history, the meticulous restoration efforts, and the controversies that shaped its transformation into a modern masterpiece.

Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz's Chief Economic Advisor, warned Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024 about the growing intersection of political and economic challenges in France following Prime Minister Michel Barnier's historic no-confidence ouster, even as Greek bonds achieved parity with French sovereign debt for the first time since the Eurozone crisis.

France’s minority government led by right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote, the latest shock to the country’s deadlocked political system in a turbulent six months.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France's political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the first prime minister to be ousted by parliament in over six decades.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, with the president urgently seeking ways to halt growing political and financial chaos.

Lawyers of three men who repeatedly visited a French home to rape a woman while unconscious Wednesday pleaded for leniency, with one arguing that her "wolf" of a husband had manipulated his client.

In a historic upheaval, French lawmakers voted on Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government after just three months in power, deepening the country's political crisis. President Emmanuel Macron has said he will make a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening.