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EMMANUEL MACRON

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, at the White House on Feb. 24. American conservatives want Europe to take on more military responsibility but often scorn its structure, making France the strongest candidate for leadership.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2025
Why U.S. conservatives should fall in love with France
For American conservatives who sincerely want a capable Europe, just supporting European populism is not enough.
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a virtual video summit held by Britain's prime minister to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2025
Not for Russia to decide on peacekeepers in Ukraine, Macron says
Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have been rushing to consolidate military support for Ukraine as U.S. Preident Donald Trump presses for a peace deal with Russia.
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the media during a news conference at the end of a Special European Council to discuss continued support for Ukraine and European defense at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / EXPLAINER
Mar 7, 2025
How realistic is France's offer to extend its nuclear umbrella?
France has only a fraction of the number of airborne nuclear weapons the U.S. can provide, and any upgrade of its systems would be costly.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation in Paris on Wednesday, in this screen grab taken from a video.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2025
France to open talks to extend nuclear shield for Europe, Macron says
The French president’s remarks come as the EU rushes to counter the threat of Russian aggression after the withdrawal of the U.S.’ commitment to European security.
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron look at each other during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Macron and Trump rekindle Le Bromance with a touch of tension
Strains over Trump's sudden pivot to Russia over the Ukraine war bubbled up to the surface, even if Macron softened the blow with yet another physical gesture.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (far right), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (second from right), Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics (left) and Finland President Alexander Stubb (second from left) gather on the day of a news conference after the Support Ukraine summit, marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2025
European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war, but top U.S. officials stay away
Trump's rush to end the war has stoked fears of an undermined Kyiv and an altered geopolitical landscape.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves during a bilateral meeting with the president of the European Commission held at the Chief of Mission's residence at the U.S. embassy in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2025
Vance warns Europe against overregulating emerging AI
JD Vance’s appearance in Paris is his first major engagement on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump’s vice president.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the AI Action Summit in Paris on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2025
France and EU promise to cut red tape on artificial intelligence technology
European lawmakers last year approved the bloc's artificial intelligence law, the world's first comprehensive set of rules governing the technology.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends an interview for national television ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 10, 2025
Macron beats French investment drum ahead of AI summit
The two-day event in Paris has stated aims that include "mapping" AI governance around the world, and promoting the idea of more ethical, accessible and frugal AI.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shows a gift from U.S. President Donald Trump, as they hold a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2025
Foreign leaders embrace the art of flattery in wooing Trump
Ishiba became the latest figure to offer ample compliments to a president known for his transactional approach to foreign policy.
French President Emmanuel Macron. Tech players from around the world will gather in France for an AI summit next week.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2025
France pitches AI summit as 'wake-up call' for Europe
Players from across the sector and representatives from 80 nations will gather in the French capital.
An attendee records a virtual address by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2025
Trump threats risk stretching Europe's fragile unity to breaking point
The European Commission urged member states in a private meeting last week to remain united, with some comparing the situation to the Brexit negotiations.
French workers load a replica of the Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, onto a truck outside the Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris in June 2021, before it departs for Ellis Island in New York to arrive on Independence Day.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2025
Liberal democracy faces doubts. But collapse? Not likely.
Democracy, it is often heard these days, is in crisis.
National Rally leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a meeting in Etrepagny, central France, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2024
Le Pen takedown of Barnier holds lessons for next French PM
There is no placating the leader of the far-right National Rally, the largest party in the French National Assembly.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks to press in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2024
Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
73-year-old Francis Bayrou was the torch-bearer of centrism until Macron reshaped the political landscape in 2017.
France's newly appointed Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2024
Macron hands new French PM the tough job of managing Le Pen
Bayrou, 73, replaces conservative heavyweight Michel Barnier, who was ousted last week after far-right leader Marine Le Pen joined the left in a censure motion.
Francois Bayrou and French President Emmanuel Macron in Pau, France, in July 2023. On Friday, Macron named Bayrou as prime minister.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2024
Macron names veteran centrist ally Francois Bayrou as France's prime minister
Bayrou, 73, is expected to put forward his list of ministers in the coming days, but will likely face the same existential difficulties as his predecessor.
French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to avoid a new legislative election for more than two years, according to an official close to him.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Macron aims to deter French far right with bid to avoid vote
The French president is piecing together a coalition of moderates that he hopes will last until 2027, when his term ends.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands inside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris ahead of a ceremony to mark its reopening following a 2019 fire, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024
Trump plays 'shadow president' on world stage
He does not take office until Jan. 20, but he is already acting as if he is U.S. president.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) walks with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024
Zelenskyy warns Trump and Macron about risk of frozen conflict
Ukraine can only enter into ceasefire talks with Russia from a position of strength, Ukrainian president says.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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