French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in Paris to open a new chapter in Franco-German relations, a source close to Merz told Reuters.

French President Emmanuel Macron will dine with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday evening, the Elysee said. The palace said the two leaders would meet for a "working dinner" but gave no further detail.

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-hosted a global AI summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron on February 10, social media posts shared a digitally altered image and falsely claimed Modi was "taken around" in a taxi during his stay in Paris.

Europe’s leaders are caught between the need to boost their defence spending in a hurry, and their tight finances. The European leaders gathered by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at a rapidly convened summit in Paris may have debated the creation of a joint borrowing vehicle that would help shore up their militaries while mutualising the associated fiscal cost.

France's President Emmanuel Macron , center left, visits the International Agriculture on the opening day, in Paris, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (, Pool Photo via AP)

French President Emmanuel Macron is coming to Washington next week, national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday. Macron called for an emergency “informal” meeting with world leaders just days ago in Paris to discuss European security and the challenges posed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives for a meeting with European leaders on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France,

The US and Russia’s top diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia today to discuss improving ties and ending the war in Ukraine. It follows Monday's hastily-arranged summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris,

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-hosted a global AI summit in Paris in February but posts claiming the former "ignored" his counterpart share out-of-context footage.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Feb.

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, holds a video meeting gathering European Union (EU) 27 leaders following his meeting with US President Donald Trump, at the Elysee palace in Paris, Wednesday,

European leaders were summoned by French President Emmanuel Macron in a high-profile display of European coordination on Ukraine. But even as the French leader hosted heads of state in Paris,