France

His appointment is seen as a belated attempt by Macron to head off the mounting challenge his government faces from Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally

A meteoric rise has propelled National Rally's young president to the top of French politics. His easy charm and expensive social media set-up now means 1 in 4 young French adults say 'Oui'

American universities adopted various philosophical, literary, and social theories that originated in France between 1960-80. But French Theory is not something that can be neatly labelled.

Macron has spent a fortune, bond yields are going up, stocks are falling, Brussels is demanding reform, the IMF is preparing an emergency package, and populists are at the gate... Sacré bleu!

The old colonial power thinks this North African nation it knows so well may be a source of future economic growth, but Rabat has widened its choices and now has plenty of offers from elsewhere.

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 pain of the past cannot be forgotten, and a formal French apology may yet transpire, as the two countries' leaders look set to meet to discuss matters of trade, energy security, and nuclear tests.

Teaching Arabic has become a highly politicised issue in France. This has deterred the state from offering enough Arabic classes. With few options, parents turn to mosques for learning.