Emmanuel Macron

A gentleman farmer nicknamed "the Horse Whisperer" - who was this year cleared of embezzlement charges - has been named Prime Minister of France.François Bayrou, 73, has become the sixth politician in seven years to be handed the post. On…

Joe Biden’s U-turn to allow Ukraine to fire US-supplied long-range missiles into Russian territory could be a pivotal moment in a war it has been slowly losing.Deployed alongside Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles – should the Prime…

If an alien were to land and ask you to explain the word 'futility', you could do no better than point to the COP29 climate summit which is held this week in Azerbaijan.Our own Prime Minister Keir Starmer is among 100 world leaders -…

Keir Starmer will mark Armistice Day in Paris on Monday 80 years after Sir Winston Churchill took part in the commemorations. The Prime Minister, who is understood to be the first UK leader to attend the ceremony since the former Tory PM…

Keir Starmer said the death of the leader of Hamas provides an opportunity to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. The Prime Minister said Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli soldiers in Rafah, had the blood of Israelis and Palestinians on his…

Keir Starmer will meet with the leaders of the US, Germany, and France in Berlin on Friday. The crisis in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine are expected to be top of the agenda at the meeting of the "Quad" group of nations. US…

In the “Startup-up, Scale-up” review report published last year, chancellor Rachel Reeves promised to make Britain the “high growth, start-up hub of the world”. Now, almost six months into the new government, entrepreneurs remain encouraged…

In the past two years the French capital has been in the throes of AI fever and has launched some of Europe’s most talked-about startups, including Mistral, which is currently valued at $6.2 billion (£4.7 billion). That’s partly down to the…

If the past five years of EU tech rules could take human form, they would embody Thierry Breton. The bombastic commissioner, with his swoop of white hair, became the public face of Brussels’ irritation with American tech giants, touring…

Keir Starmer has warned Iran will "bear responsibility" if it jeopardises ceasefire talks in Gaza. In a strongly-worded statement, the PM joined with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz saying Tehran must not…