Party leader Jordan Bardella says officers seized accounting information and other documents
French president says two countries have ‘special responsibility’ for security of Europe
Loan of the 70m-long celebration of the 1066 Norman invasion was sealed after weeks of high level diplomacy
Failure of talks between unions and employers about retirement age could trigger censure vote
Elbit, Rafael, Israel Aerospace Industries and Uvision stalls blocked after refusing French order to not show offensive weapons
Paris approaches carmaker and defence businesses with plan to establish ‘completely unprecedented partnership’
Emmanuel Macron wants to strengthen military as US pulls back from Europe but must tackle steep borrowing costs
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Institutions seek to lure elite scholars who fear being caught up by tougher US visa rules
French president’s visit to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore will portray Paris as more respectful than US or China
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau has emulated far right on migration and crime
Paris wins approval from Berlin to remove anti-nuclear bias in EU legislation, say officials
French president in talks with Germany and Poland over whether warheads can protect them against Russia
Paris hopes Chancellor Friedrich Merz will bring new dynamism to European defence projects
French president warns that curbing scientific research puts America’s economy and democracy at risk
The firebrand politician on stoking a ‘citizen revolution’, the effects of US policy — and whether he will run for president in 2027
Rassemblement National chief says he would compete if court judgment blocks his mentor
François Bayrou’s daughter says she was beaten at Catholic school where other alleged victims described sexual abuse
François Bayrou urges clean-up of public finances but faces a vote of no confidence if opposition object to budget cuts
Far-right leader addresses supporters at demonstration after conviction that could ban her from standing for president
Her supporters argue that the French politician’s guilty verdict is an attack on democracy — a strategy that can be successful
France’s far-right leader emulates Donald Trump in attacking ‘politicisation’ of judges who found against her
Far-right leader has limited legal options as ruling fires starting gun on race to succeed Emmanuel Macron
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Far-right leader vows to contest verdict that jeopardises her ambitions to run for French presidency in 2027
