CESSON-SÉVIGNÉ, France — French President Emmanuel Macron hinted on Monday that France would need to go beyond NATO’s current spending target, especially if United States President Donald Trump pulls the American military out of Europe.

A popular iteration of the claim labeled a wider crop of the same photo, usually in French, as "the husband, the wife and the lover" — implying that the third person was Brigitte Macron's ex-husband, André-Louis Auzière.

In addition to the far left and far right, according to historian Pierre Serna, there is also a centrist form of extremism, one that has been present in France since the Revolution. Today, it is embodied by Emmanuel Macron.

The Italian leader has the potential to serve as a key European ally in the quest for peace in Europe and the Middle East.

Lago, an invitation to Monday's inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy's Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace d

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay out in a speech on Tuesday the contours of a deal to water down pension reforms in return for support from the left on passing a budget.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is one of just a handful of world leaders to have been invited to Mar-a-Lago since his election victory last November — but whether she can be Europe's "Trump whisperer" is more complicated.

Addressing the 30th Conference of French Ambassadors on January 9, Macron highlighted that the upcoming AI Action Summit will focus on innovation and talent, besides positioning France and Europe at the centre of the global artificial intelligence landscape.

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the cost of the war for US taxpayers through major military aid packages for Ukraine, and vowed to bring the conflict to a swift end.

It’s that time of year when the great and good gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But who’s skipping the event is more telling.