October 20, 2025
Convicted of campaign-funding irregularities, the ex-president has become the first French leader in modern history to serve prison time
The agency has flagged governance challenges and ballooning liabilities in its latest sovereign review
Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political “egos”, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup
The former French president’s corruption conviction, while justified, is a symptom of the entire country crumbling
A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy but was acquitted of other charges.
The French president and his entourage were stopped to make way for his US counterpart’s convoy
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote
A €44 billion austerity gamble, strikes in the streets, and promises to Kiev about to go up in smoke
A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
The French president’s rating has sunk to record lows amid a budget deficit
Foreign ministers of France and 14 other countries represented at a special UN conference issued a "New York call" urging nations across the world to recognise a Palestinian state, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Wednesday.
Euro slides as investors bet that long-awaited trade agreement will hurt Eurozone economy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted French President Emmanuel Macron decision to recognise a Palestinian state as “reckless” while Saudi Arabia described it as “historic” as world reactions to the plan poured in ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the wife of the president used to be a man. The Macrons said Owens' claims were "designed to harass and cause pain ... and to garner attention".
