German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Wednesday, two days after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Berlin said.

France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday announced that Paris would in coming weeks host an international reconstruction conference after a war between militant group Hezbollah and Israel.

The French president made the announcement as he visited Beirut in a show of support for Lebanon's new leaders.

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Friday to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as a deadline nears for the pullout under the terms of a ceasefire that ended the war with Hezbollah last year.

The city of Paris has quit the platform X over concerns about disinformation and hate speech. The PR account's exit comes at the same time as French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for X owner Elon Musk and United States President-elect Donald Trump to attend Paris' flagship artificial intelligence summit next month.

French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron took a not-so-thinly veiled swipe at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing him of meddling in European politics and backing what the French president called a “reactionary movement” across the world.

French President Emmanuel Macron cautiously reaffirmed his country’s good relations with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that France is “a solid ally” as he outlined his vision for global diplomacy in 2025.

Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore joined criticism of Macron's suggestion that some West African leaders had shown "ingratitude" France's role in helping to tackle militant jihadist insurgencies.

France plans to hold a conference on Syria in Paris on Feb. 13, the French presidency said in a statement on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,

France President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Lebanon on Friday for the first time since 2020 to help speed up the formation of a government that can quickly implement reforms and open the door to reconstruction.