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Film-makers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power and a growing French readiness to face up to injustices committed notably in Africa. The colonization of Algeria and the horrors of the Algerian war of independence (1954-1962) deeply scarred…

Saudi Arabia and France stressed on Friday their strategic partnership. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, reported the Saudi Press Agency. Crown Prince Mohammed congratulated Macron on his re-election as president. The leaders discussed bilateral…

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new Cabinet

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new cabinet on Friday, holding on to more ministers from his last government than had been anticipated after he promised a "new way" of ruling following his re-election in April.

The Élysée Palace unveiled a revamped cabinet on Friday under new Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, France's second-ever female premier. A month after his re-election and ahead of crucial parliamentary polls in June, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Catherine Colonna, France's ambassador to the UK, as his new foreign minister while keeping…

Spain supports Ukraine's ambition to join the European Union and the idea of a new European political entity that could, for the time-being, accommodate Ukraine as a fellow-minded democracy, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Reuters on Friday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted the European Union (EU) to give a "quick opinion" to Moldova's request for membership of the EU, as he hosted a meeting with Moldova's President Maia Sandu in Paris on Thursday.

The #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement is reshaping France's sexist political culture, with several politicians running for parliament in upcoming elections forced to stand down over alleged violence against women.

France's new government lineup will be announced at 4:15pm French time (GMT+2) on Friday, the presidency said, with the new cabinet set to meet on Monday.