French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched his presidential campaign with a plan to tackle terrorism by forcing internet firms to release encrypted messages. Election campaigning...
French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been hit in the face with flour moments before taking the stage at a campaign event. Fillon, 63, has faced protests in recent weeks after...
All 11 candidates for the French presidency fought for the spotlight in a marathon debate Tuesday, setting out their visions for turning around a moribund economy and redefining France's place in...
A month before the first round of France's presidential election, 43 percent of voters are hesitant about who to vote for, a poll said on Friday, underlining the uncertainty surrounding the volatile...
The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution after she tweeted pictures of so-called Islamic State (IS) violence. Ms Le Pen is under...
Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress, which sent Wall Street stocks sharply higher, while growing bets...
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met for the first time with a foreign head of state, holding talks in Beirut with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun. "We...
French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon will launch a fightback on Monday against the fake-job scandal that threatens his campaign, a source close to him said. "Counter-attack,"...
Donald Trump's first two weeks in office have left some European politicians leaders aghast but are drawing cheers from France's far-right National Front (FN) as its leader Marine Le Pen launches her...
A European Parliament deadline for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to return more than €300,000(£257,000; $321,000) it says she has misspent, has passed. The presidential candidate had...
Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Adolf Hitler. In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, conducted as Donald...
Former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has announced he is running for president, vowing a "democratic revolution" if elected. The political system was paralysed, he said. "I want to free the...
France's far-right leader has told the BBC that Donald Trump's victory in the US has boosted her own chances of being elected president next year. Marine Le Pen, who leads the French National Front...
US election: What does the rest of the world think? As the voting day in the US approaches, the world's attention is focused on perhaps one of the most polarised elections in US history. Not only...
