Israeli tanks continue push towards heart of Gaza City
Flotilla trying to deliver aid to besieged territory says it was attacked by drones in international waters
Emmanuel Macron
As more states recognise Palestine, the Middle East faces dystopian and utopian possibilities
The ultimate outcome hangs on the staunchly pro-Israel US president Donald Trump
Macrons to submit scientific evidence in US defamation case to prove Brigitte is a woman
French couple have filed a suit against rightwing influencer Candace Owens
France strikes: Half a million take to the streets against 2026 budget plans
Striking workers call for Sébastien Lecornu to abandon budget plans
Charlie Kirk shooting another example of escalating political violence in US
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
As France lurches from crisis to crisis, is it becoming the new Italy?
Years of sluggish growth, an ageing population and a series of crises has made France the sick man of Europe
Deep debt, political chaos, riots: Can Macron get France back on track?
In the News podcast: Sébastien Lecornu is France’s fourth prime minister in 12 months
France’s moment of peril as a debt mountain fuels a political crisis
Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, faces what some consider an impossible task
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
New French prime minister takes gig that may be short-term contract
Sébastien Lecornu is a politician typical of the Macron project, that might work against him
Nato will defend ‘every inch’ of its territory, says Rutte after drone incident in Poland
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk described the incident as ‘a large-scale provocation’
‘Many arrests may be made’: France braces for protests as government crumbles
President Emmanuel Macron has another go at picking someone to govern in a seemingly ungovernable parliament
French government collapses after losing confidence vote
Prime minister’s exit following confidence vote leaves Macron searching for fifth prime minister in two years
A second French government has effectively collapsed. What is going on?
PM’s loss of confidence vote compounds political crisis facing Europe’s second-largest economy
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world
The question haunting the EU: could France be a huge Greece at the heart of the bloc?
Macron says 26 states ready to send troops in postwar ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine
Taoiseach says Ireland open to participating in ‘appropriately mandated’ mission
Ursula von der Leyen’s hair-raising flight points to turbulent times ahead
Eastern EU states continue to warn about ‘hybrid warfare tactics’ of Russia and its allies
Merz and Macron anxious to speak the same political language
German chancellor and French president work to revive a struggling relationship
EU states working on plans for postwar military deployments to Ukraine
‘Clear road map’ for possible deployments, European Commission president says
After French prime minister’s political hara-kiri, Macron faces three unpalatable choices
Worldview: François Bayrou alone believed he could win with his bold ultimatum for a pre-endorsement of his unpopular budget
Emmanuel Macron short of options as France faces political crisis largely of his making
Prime minister François Bayrou looks set to lose a vote of confidence next month
The Irish Times view on politics in France: stuck in a bind
The prime minister is set to lose a vote of confidence, leaving the country rudderless
European leaders back Moldova in face of ‘massive’ pre-election interference by Russia
Germany says Kremlin wants to ‘turn back time’ and regain hold over EU candidate country
French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September
National Rally, Greens and Socialists say they cannot back Francois Bayrou, who admits move is a risk but says doing nothing is riskier
Golf and aligned views help Europe settle on its team of ‘Trump whisperers’
Continent’s leaders need to lean on personal rapport with US president to avoid end of war on Vladimir Putin’s terms
Donald Trump meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European powers in bid to seal Ukraine peace
US president reiterates optimism for trilateral meeting involving Putin, even without ceasefire
European leaders to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine with Donald Trump
Five European leaders, plus heads of Nato and EU to join Volodymyr Zelenskiy in talks with Trump amid fears he may face same pressure as February Oval Office meeting
What do we expect from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting today?
Meeting of US and Russian leaders not expected to pave the way for a breakthrough given gulf between Moscow and Kyiv on key issues
Was Keir Starmer pushed on Palestinian statehood or did he wait for right moment?
Some of his MPs and ministers think British prime minister has responded too slowly to Gaza crisis
Is Brigitte Macron wise to sue a right-wing podcaster over crackpot claims she was born a man?
On one level, the Macrons versus Candace Owens promises rare entertainment for the masses. Yet there is something poignant about plaintiffs feeling compelled to include family photographs of herself as a child
The Irish Times view on starvation in Gaza: the world cannot look away
The silence of some leaders is dangerously close to complicity
US says France’s decision to recognise Palestinian state ‘reckless’
Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move
France’s Macron announces plan to accelerate military spending
President pledges to double military budget by 2027, three years earlier than planned
France likely to move forward on a two-state solution in Middle East, says French ambassador to Ireland
Céline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood ‘in time’ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis
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