Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron

French high school students gather outside the Lycee Charles Peguy high school in Paris as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, France, on 6 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

France braces for day of school blockades and street protests

Tuesday's demonstrations come after a fortnight ​of protests which began in Paris's deprived suburbs before spreading across the country.

French high school students gather outside the Lycee Voltaire high school as part of nationwide protests to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Paris, as more than 400 schools remain. Photo: Reuters

About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Pope Leo as he arrives for a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, September 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Pope Leo warns in France that UN risks becoming 'charade'

France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame

Photo: Reuters

Trump to meet Macron in New York on Monday: White House

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as they attend a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on 17 June, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Macron, Carney pledge closer ties in Atlantic island meeting amid strains with Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 7, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

Outgoing UK PM Starmer given France's top honour by President Macron

The 'revenge list' features 13 political and military leaders from the US, Israel and Europe, including Meloni and Trump. Photo: Collected

Meloni, Trump, Netanyahu: Full list of 13 leaders on Iran's 'revenge list'

Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with guests during a reception as part of the 35th anniversary of German reunification celebrations for the Day of German Unity at the Congresshalle hall in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Emmanuel Macron visits Syria, 18 months after Assad's fall

French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam attend a joint declaration press event following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France April 21, 2026. Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS

France's Macron vows to help Lebanon prepare negotiations with Israel

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with guests during a reception as part of the 35th anniversary of German reunification celebrations for the Day of German Unity at the Congresshalle hall in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters

France will never take part in operations to unblock Hormuz Strait amid hostilities: Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on 4 May 2022. File Photo: Reuters

Modi to hold talks with Macron tomorrow, review India-France strategic partnership progress