Plans to extend a vast Cold War-era pipeline eastwards in order to bolster NATO’s fuel resilience are set to top the agenda at defence talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish leaders in Gdansk on Monday.

Far-right figures from across Europe gathered in northern Italy on Saturday for a rally aimed at building momentum as key elections approach in several EU countries, including France, after the defeat of long-time leader Viktor Orban in Hungary last w…

Bulgaria on Sunday held its eighth legislative election in five years, with ex-president Rumen Radev’s grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis.

People displaced by weeks of airstrikes have begun returning to Beirut and southern Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold on Friday. Residents described scenes of destruction and fears of further conflict as they arrived…

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on UN peacekeepers on Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron announced, adding that “everything suggests Hezbollah is responsible”.

The UK has announced its returned to the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme, five years after Brexit forced it to pull out. The move is part of a wider effort to rebuild ties between London and Brussels. 

The State Department last Friday said it has okayed a potential $11.9 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Germany for AEGIS technology and integrated combat system equipment. Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]

In 1926, migrant workers in Paris formed a small political group named North African Star, the first movement to call for Algerian independence and freedom from French rule – decades before decolonisation became a reality.

Iran has welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling it a chance to reduce tensions after months of conflict. Tehran’s ambassador to France, Mohammad Amin Nejad, told RFI his country supports dialogue with Washington and insi…