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US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

European leaders lobby Trump for a better Ukraine deal

Trump wants to end the war, seemingly in Russia's favour. Macron warns over striking a 'weak' deal, a message Starmer will likely echo during his visit. Meanwhile, EU leaders will convene next week.

Con Coughlin 25 February 2025
France's President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Chequers in Aylesbury, England, on January 9, 2025. Toby Melville/AFP

After a string of setbacks, France faces an uncertain 2025

France saw three governments fall in the span of one year and its presence in Africa substantially dwindle. What became of a country that used to wield significant global influence?

Khattar Abu Diab 14 January 2025

France polls push back far-right gains

Fares Garabet 08 July 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit to France on May 6, 2024. Reuters

Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for Europe

The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning in an interview with the Economist as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in France with Ukraine and EU trade row at the top of agenda

The Economist 06 May 2024
Can the 34-year-old revive Emmanuel Macron's fortunes? Péter Csuth

Gabriel Attal: Meet France’s youngest prime minister

Can the 34-year-old revive Emmanuel Macron's fortunes?

The Economist 13 January 2024
Police violence and a disproportionate number of racially-motivated incidents have sparked a summer of riots. The rhetoric of politicians, especially toward Muslims and Arabs, led up to the clashes.  AFP/Majalla

Dissecting France's race problem

Police violence and a disproportionate number of racially-motivated incidents have sparked a summer of riots. The rhetoric of politicians, especially toward Muslims and Arabs, led up to the clashes.

Samer Zouraiq 07 July 2023
A protester ducks next to a fire during a demonstration after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote. AFP

Leaving Paris in flames, an embattled Macron heads to Beijing

France is currently experiencing a crisis over proposed pension system reforms, which has led to escalating protests and a breakdown in communication between the government and unions

Khattar Abu Diab 01 April 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference with Greek Prime Minister during a signing ceremony of a new defence deal at The Elysee Palace in Paris, France September 28, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

Macron Warns of More Healthcare Woes As He Flags Reforms

The struggles of France's health system will probably get worse before things improve, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Friday, as he pledged to improve working conditions and hire more…

06 January 2023
French gendarmes stand in front of the Hotel Matignon after environmental activists of "Derniere Renovation" (Last Renovation) group sprayed paint on the facade to draw attention to climate change and to denounce the French State failure to not honor its climate commitments, in Paris, France, January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Climate Activists Spray Paint French Prime Minister's Office

Two climate activists spray painted the front gate of the French prime minister's office on Wednesday in protest at what campaign group Derniere Renovation (Last Renovation) called 'climate crimes'…

04 January 2023
Protestors clash with French police during a demonstration near the Rue d'Enghien after gunshots were fired killing and injuring several people in a central district of Paris, France, December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Gunman in Paris Kills Three People in Attack on Kurdish Community

A gunman killed three people at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in central Paris on Friday, prompting violent protests in nearby streets as night fell. President Emmanuel Macron…

24 December 2022
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
Politics

Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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