PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic ...

Francois Bayrou will face a fractured and fractious parliament where one of his earliest tasks will be to pass a budget for ...

Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking ...

In a divided nation struggling with polarised politics, high debt, and a ballooning deficit, the task before 73-year-old ...

Francois Bayrou came into the spotlight in the 2002 presidential campaign when he slapped a child who tried to pick his ...

France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.

The fall of the French government could have dire consequences for New Caledonia, which is teetering on the brink of economic ...

The reopening of Notre Dame was a solemn celebration of cultural and spiritual renewal. Yet for some, the historic ...

Emmanuel Macron wants to try again. By tapping François Bayrou as prime minister on Friday, France’s president hopes to ...

Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte's airport and cut off electricity, water and communication links when it ...

Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, and Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to the ...

Pope Francis landed in Corsica on Sunday for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island, AFP reporters saw.