In contrast to the censure of the flaccid EU policy, there was praise for both Israel and the Trump administration. Israel was lauded for conveying a clear message with its resolute military action ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou proposed scrapping two public holidays and freezing most public spending as part of a ...

As jets coloured the skies over the Champs-Elysees with trails of red, white and blue, Brigitte Macron stood at her husband's ...

GERMAN Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday (Jul 17) to sign a landmark bilateral friendship deal. The agreement confirms not only warmer economic ...

France has proposed scrapping two public holidays in an effort to reduce its growing debt, boost the economy, and prevent ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new migrant return agreement due to begin ...

France’s prime minister proposed on Tuesday the elimination of two public holidays from the country’s annual calendar — ...

The measure most likely to rankle the French was a proposal to scrap two national holidays: Easter Monday and May 8, which ...

# But all that is in the distant past. France is Britain’s closest neighbour and an old ally. What welcome news it is that bilateral relations have been demonstrably strengthened following last week’s ...

Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town — it must be Bastille Day. France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced drastic measures to reduce the public deficit by €43.8 billion in 2026, ...