Emmanuel Macron

France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave

A view of the burned El Ancla jetty at the San Juan Reservoir after a wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa, Spain, on July 27.

Disappointment and fear as tens of thousands of people evacuate French wildfires

A woman looks at her phone at the Bordeaux-Lac Exhibition Centre, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by a wildfire burning nearby amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, in Bordeaux, France, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

French Parliament backs social media ban for children under 15

France is the first country in Europe to follow Australia, where the world’s first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in December 2025.

French Parliament's committee approves social media ban for under-15s

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration

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.

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

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.

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

France flaunts firepower, unity with allies in huge parade

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.

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