A conspiracy of coyness around the troubling origin story of Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte extended to the incident filmed in Vietnam this week

French president Emmanuel Macron says video captured him and his wife ‘bickering’ and ‘joking around’

Ukrainians suffer third consecutive night of Russian aerial attacks

Worldview: Violence-ridden Haiti’s “double debt” and the borrowing to pay it, has pushed the country down a spiral of indebtedness

Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts

Drone attack on bus comes just hours after ‘fruitless’ peace talks in Istanbul

Depardieu’s sexual assault convictions will challenge those intent on finding his dissolution charming

Talks notwithstanding, European leaders must follow up on their promise to escalate sanctions

France will recall second World War victory in Europe with ceremonies at memorials across the country

New German chancellor steps up efforts to bring peace to Europe

Merz’s bold first steps are all the more remarkable from this strong Atlanticist and fiscal conservative

No indication of a terrorist motive, police say

Novartis and Sanofi CEOs push for European benchmark against US prices

Though far-right parties have been on the rise for decades, Donald Trump’s election has empowered them. They are experiencing ‘a great emboldening’

Two Russian ballistic missiles hit Sumy in a double-tap attack, killing 34 civilians and wounding 117

Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction for far right party ‘embezzlement’ of EU funds

Court decision to effectively bar Le Pen from 2027 race will only fuel far right narrative

EU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warns

Europe’s ‘reassurance force’ could guarantee Ukrainian security following peace, says French president

Macron accuses Russia of having an increasingly long list of demands and rejects lifting of sanctions