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Emmanuel Macron

Macron makes appearance at BTS show in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron posted a clip of BTS performing its record-smashing hit Dynamite on Instagram.
French President Emmanuel Macron posted a clip of BTS performing its record-smashing hit Dynamite on Instagram.

France, Germany expand defence partnership as Europe seeks more military autonomy

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a press conference at Schloss Augustusburg in Bruehl, Germany, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a press conference at Schloss Augustusburg in Bruehl, Germany, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

France’s Macron pledges to replant Fontainebleau forest after devastating fire

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as he meets with forest police, police and firefighters following the forest fires in Fontainebleau on July 16.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as he meets with forest police, police and firefighters following the forest fires in Fontainebleau on July 16.

Outgoing UK PM Starmer given France's top honour by President Macron

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 7, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

France flaunts firepower, unity with allies in huge parade

The parade marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in the French revolution.
The parade marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in the French revolution.

Ukraine to produce French missiles, orders war planes, Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, before a meeting with other leaders involved in the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ supporting Ukraine, on July 13.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, before a meeting with other leaders involved in the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ supporting Ukraine, on July 13.

Macron calls go-it-alone defence strategies in Europe an 'absurdity'

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, France, July 13, 2026. Thomas Padilla/Pool via REUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, France, July 13, 2026. Thomas Padilla/Pool via REUTERS

Explainer-What is Islamic State, the group linked to this week's Damascus bombs?

Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Syria says preliminary probe links Damascus bomb cell to Islamic State

A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure in the aftermath of explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure in the aftermath of explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Syria authorities say captured ISIS-linked cell behind blasts

Security personnel standing guard near the Four Seasons Hotel, following two blasts nearby in Damascus on July 7, 2026.
Security personnel standing guard near the Four Seasons Hotel, following two blasts nearby in Damascus on July 7, 2026.

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