This will come in a defamation suit Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claimed Brigitte was born with male sex characteristics and is therefore transgender.

French First Lady Brigitte Macron will present photos and scientific evidence in a US court as part of a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens, according to reports.

Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's austerity policies, disrupting much of the country's public life.

The 39-year-old is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran would happen by the end of September because Tehran had not been serious in its talks with European powers to avert them.

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in anti-austerity protests across France yesterday, urging president Emmanuel Macron and his new prime minister Sebastien Lecornu to acknowledge their anger and scrap looming budget cuts.

The country is at the conjuncture of several crises at once - but is it fair to blame Macron for 'this shipwreck'?

France is also faced with a massive debt crisis. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France’s public debt stood at 3.346 trillion euros, or 114% of GDP. Debt servicing remains a major budget item, accounting for around 7% of state spending.

Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.