The far right has made significant gains in the European parliament elections. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has responded with a high-stakes gamble As the results of the EU elections came in, the shocks kept coming. In France, Germany and Italy the far right made serious gains. Just under a quarter of MEPs in the … Read more
Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections. Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has … Read more
A snap election called by French President Emmanuel Macron after a bruising loss to the far-right in European Parliament elections would be the most consequential legislative vote in the republic’s history, the nation’s finance minister says. Macron’s shock decision amounts to a roll of the dice on his political future. It could hand a great … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals is a high-stakes move and a huge political gamble, analysts say. Macron’s decision to call a snap parliamentary vote comes after the right-wing National Rally … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with members of the AI sector at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on May 21, 2024. Yoan Valat | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide vote after … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to honor the Army Rangers who turned the tide of World War II by scaling the steep cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in France by doing their part to preserve democracy against aggression from both abroad “and at home.” “They fought to vanquish a hateful ideology in … Read more
American war veteran, Harold Terrens, has travelled back to Normandy for one special reason: to marry his fiancé, 80 years after he first step foot on the beach during the D-Day landing. “I’ve come to pay my respects to the 9,634 buddies of mine that are buried here,” he says. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: A … Read more
French troops disembark from a US landing craft during a joint US and French amphibious landing operation showcase, on June 4, 2024, at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Loic Venance | Afp | Getty Images Eighty … Read more
Stock price information reflected on a window at the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images European markets were lower Tuesday, as positive momentum over the past few days falters. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.35% by 3:45 p.m. London time, with all … Read more
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO and the 4th Russian-Chinese Forum on Interregional Cooperation in Harbin, China, May 17, 2024. Sergei Bobylyov | Via Reuters The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Microsoft Threat Analysis … Read more
