Emmanuel Macron

British opposition leader says he would seek closer trading relationship with EU but rules out rejoining

Decision by president Emmanuel Macron allows local councils increase their taxes on second homes by up to 60 per cent

Matt Williams: Whether you’re Clint Eastwood or a rugby fan with no name, there has been plenty to enjoy and ponder in the first acts of the Rugby World Cup

Despite Macron’s efforts, political power and economic market share is being lost to China, Russia and Turkey

Liberals fret too much about dictatorship and not enough about chaos

Vincent Bolloré's news group takeover is in its final stages and his pockets are deeper than the workers’ solidarity strike fund

Long life of last French survivor of D-Day landings a lesson in heroism

As youths in France riot over the killing of a teenager by police, schools in deprived suburbs are part of the problem and a potential solution

French firm Mistral could gain a competitive advantage over US firms through regulation that balances protection and innovation

Grace O’Sullivan was deckhand on Greenpeace ship which sank in attack by French secret services in 1985

In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison

Violent demonstrations erupted after police shooting of youth Nahel M in Paris suburb

Paris authorities deployed 7,000 extra police after home of mayor of suburb attacked on Saturday

Mayor’s wife injured after rioters target house during ‘quieter night’ of nationwide disorder

Macron cancels planned visit to Germany amid ongoing disruption across country with 45,000 police deployed and some 1,300 arrested

Three nights of violent demonstrations come after police shooting of teenager (17) in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre

Contrary to some expectations, French president swerves state of emergency as demanded by right-wing parties

At least 180 people were arrested and 170 police officers were injured during riots on Wednesday night

Motorcycle policeman shot the youth dead when he refused to obey an instruction to pull over his car as it was stopped in traffic

Significant support for shipping tax at Paris gathering but critics say measures are insufficient

Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris told financial system has ‘failed in its mission to provide a global safety net for developing countries’

Relations between two countries severed in 2016 when Riyadh executed dissident Saudi Shia cleric and Iranian protesters ransacked Saudi embassy in Tehran

Four toddlers – one aged 22 months, two aged two and one aged three – and two men aged 70 and 78 injured in stabbing in French Alps

Guto Harri has released a lively podcast, Unprecedented, spilling the beans on Johnson’s time in Number 10

Russia ‘tries to swallow’ neighbour states left outside the circle, Zelenskiy warns Moldova summit

Russia, climate change, long-term growth and domestic immigration have been Sweden’s preoccupations during its term

Unions transform Labour Day marches into anti-government demonstrations against rise in retirement age

Union-led protests against Macron’s increase in retirement age take place in various cities on Labour Day

Alain Robert (60) ascends building to support opponents of Macron reforms

‘Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and its threat to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus are unacceptable’

At the heart of the pact are semiconductors, the electronic circuits that drive modernity

Validation marks political victory after months of protest over reform

Armed police wdeployed outside France’s Constitutional Council in Paris ahead of decision

Final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards

French president seeks to reassure allies that Paris is not changing course after Beijing trip

Beijing cautions pro-independence politicians on island and their foreign supporters

Question of Europe’s approach to the issue of Taiwan would have been inescapable for the EU foreign policy chief

French president does not address controversy in Netherlands speech

Macron says France would not lift a finger to protect the island, but Biden has promised to defend it against attacks from China

Five people taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after explosion