The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again stopped short of condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Modi has been striking a balance between Europe and Russia, which supplies it with a large part of its arms and energy.

An international donor conference collecting funds for Ukraine raised more than 6 billion euros to help the war-torn country, Poland said on Thursday, as fighting continued at a besieged steel plant in Ukraine's Mariupol despite a Russian pledge to open humanitarian corridors for civilians to flee. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog…

Coralie Dubost, a member of Emmanuel Macron's La République en Marche, was found to have spent large amounts of money in shops including Private Sale, Place of Trends or Private Showroom

France's Socialist Party and the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party have reached an "in principle" agreement to form an alliance for legislative elections in June.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the first world leader to have a face-to-face meeting with his frequently cited “friend” Emmanuel Macron following the French president’s re-election victory. While India, unlike France, still refuses to publicly condemn Russia over the Ukraine war, the two leaders share plenty of common ground.

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EU plans import ban on all Russian oil as Russia’s defence minister says Ukrainian forces in Azovstal plant are ‘securely blocked’

Data leak reveals scale of potential surveillance by NSO Group client believed to be Morocco

Emmanuel Macron will be formally declared President of France for a second time on Saturday following his victory over Marine Le Pen in the second round run-off on 24 April.