Emmanuel Macron

Iran Guards say they have seized foreign oil tanker – Gulf tensions

Two days after saying it had come to the aid of a foreign tanker after receiving a distress call, Iran detained a "foreign tanker" and its crew for allegedly smuggling fuel in the Gulf.

French police face heavy criticism after teargassing climate activists

France broke a new heat record with temperatures hitting 45.9 degrees Celsius over the weekend. Young Extinction Rebellion climate activists protesting in Paris under harsh weather conditions were sprayed by police forces with tear gas.

G20 faces calls to protect growth, open trade

World leaders gather in Japan's Osaka port city for a two-day summit with US-China trade war, Iran tensions and climate change on agenda.

Macron calls for 'synergies, alliances' to strengthen Renault-Nissan

French President Emmanuel Macron's come weeks after merger talks between Renault and Italian-American group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) were called off after FCA grew frustrated with the role the French state was playing.

EU's broken Balkan promise is 16 years in the making

Countries in the Balkans are still decades away from joining the EU despite promises made 16 years ago. As the EU faces international tensions, is expansion still viable?

Airbus launches new A321 jet, Boeing apologises for MAX crisis

Rattled by the grounding of its 737 MAX in the wake of two fatal crashes, US plane maker Boeing will be looking to reassure customers and suppliers about the plane's future.

D-Day 75: Nations honour veterans, fallen troops

France commemorates the 75th anniversary of a major Allied offensive that saw some 160,000 troops mostly from the US, UK and Canada land in Normandy on June 6, 1944, to end one of the bloodiest wars in human history.

Trump meets queen, escalates feud with London mayor

Shortly before landing near London, the US president tweeted the city's mayor was a "stone-cold loser" after Sadiq Khan criticised the British government for offering a state visit to Donald Trump.

EU leaders launch hunt to fill Brussels' top job

The economic bloc will take a decision on the new EU officials, following the elections that shook up traditional alliances.

Pro-Europe vote fragments but limits nationalist gains in EU election

With most votes counted across the continent of a half billion people, Mateo Salvini's hardline League party emerged as the largest in Italy, while Marine Le Pen inflicted a painful defeat on pro-European French President Emmanuel Macron.

Reactions pour in to May leaving in June

Theresa May's announcement to resign as British prime minister on June 7 sparks a flurry of reactions.

May resignation injects life into Brexit but EU leaders and Farage are key

Theresa May's departure will bring new momentum to the Brexit process, but there are plenty of minefields ahead for her eventual successor.