Israel’s government cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and local officials two days before they were to start a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday, the group said. They have called on President Emmanuel Macron to …

Pope Francis, the unconventional and outspoken pontiff who inspired widespread devotion but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88. Born Jorge Bergoglio, Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the world’s almost 1.4 billion Catholics and the firs…

Health chiefs on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for more doctors and medicines to help them combat an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease.

Pope Francis appeared on Sunday in St Peter’s Square to deliver a quick Easter greeting before a senior archbishop delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” benediction which, like last year, called for a ceasefire and a release of the hostages in Gaza.

As pressure mounts ahead of a key UN summit, France is weighing whether to recognise a Palestinian state – a move President Emmanuel Macron says could come within months. The two-state solution has been the guiding principle of French diplomacy in the…

Caught in the middle of a deepening trade row between the United States and China, Europe’s car industry is under growing strain. The latest round of US tariffs on Chinese vehicles and components is shaking up global supply chains – and putting French…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump hit an optimistic note about a possible US-EU tariffs deal on Thursday as the far-right leader mounted a charm offensive at the White House, highlighting the pair’s conservative commo…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump hit an optimistic note about a possible US-EU tariffs deal on Thursday as the far-right leader mounted a charm offensive at the White House, highlighting the pair’s conservative commo…

In a potential breakthrough, US, European, and Ukrainian leaders – gathered in Paris to launch a new phase of diplomacy aimed at ending the war in Ukraine – have hailed the meeting as a constructive step toward peace.

The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump are to start work at a French university in June.