The conspiracy theory arose from the admittedly – hmm, let’s call it “unusual” – way Emmanuel and Brigitte first met. It was back in 1993, when Brigitte, a married mother-of-three working as a teacher at La Providence High School in Amiens, northern France, fell for Macron, who was then her 15-year-old drama student.

The disruption gave loud voice to widespread complaints that eight years of leadership by France’s business-friendly president have benefited too few people and hurt too many.

Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France on Thursday, unions said, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.

The root of the latest expected government collapse was Macron's stunning decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June 2024.

Sébastien Lecornu, 39, is a Macron loyalist who has served as defense minister since 2022. The National Assembly ousted former Prime Minister François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote on Monday.

The French president has joined Poland, Italy and Hungary to stall discussions ahead of the COP30 climate conference in November.

French president Emmanuel Macron has taken to Israeli television to deliver his strongest criticism yet of the country's war in Gaza, warning that its military campaign is 'totally destroying' its global image and credibility.

The towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral reopened Friday, six years after one of the world’s most famous landmarks was ravaged by a fire.