The Latest: Macron calls NATO summit ‘constructive’
WATFORD, England — The Latest on the NATO summit near London (all times local):
Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ as palace gossip goes viral
WATFORD, England — NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London — but a spat over off-the-cuff chit chat at a royal reception rat...
Trump takes bold stance at NATO as impeachment boils at home
LONDON — Thumping his chest on the world stage as he faces an impeachment inquiry at home, President Donald Trump claimed credit Tuesday for transform...
France to retaliate if US doubles Champagne, cheese prices
PARIS — France is bristling at a U.S. threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheeses, Champagne and other products, with the French leader telling Pres...
France pays homage to 13 soldiers killed in Mali air crash
PARIS — In its biggest military funeral in decades, France is honoring 13 soldiers killed when their helicopters collided over Mali while on a mission...
France summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan jab at Macron
PARIS — The French government summoned the Turkish ambassador Friday to seek explanations after his president described French President Emmanuel Macr...
US to pay less into NATO budget as Macron urges deep talks
PARIS — NATO leaders must stop bickering over defense spending and have a deep discussion about the future of the military alliance and how ties with ...
Germany’s Merkel says it’s essential to preserve NATO
BERLIN — NATO is at least as essential today as it was during the Cold War, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, renewing a pledge to keep raising...
France’s Macron defends job losses at blue-collar factory
PARIS — A defiant French President Emmanuel Macron has told laid-off employees at a troubled French appliance factory that his government should not b...
Germany offers expert group in bid to end NATO rift
BRUSSELS — Germany sought Wednesday to ease French worries about NATO by offering to set up a group of experts to examine the alliance’s security chal...
Israel to host largest event ever focused on anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials announced Wednesday that dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on comb...
NATO chief heads to Paris as France comes under fire
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he will travel to Paris next week for talks with President Emmanuel Macron after ...
Macron marks Armistice Day in homage to dead soldiers
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron led Armistice Day commemorations on Monday by visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under Paris' Arc de Tr...
French leader laments NATO’s ‘brain death’ due to US absence
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that a lack of U.S. leadership is causing the "brain death" of the NATO military alliance, insisti...
Europeans look to China as global partner, shun Trump’s US
PARIS — When France's president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran's nuc...
China and France reiterate support for Paris climate deal
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron as giving a boost to multilateralism and free trad...
Macron’s China visit underscores economic tensions
BEIJING — With major economies locked in disputes over trade, France's president started a visit to China by announcing that the EU had struck a deal ...
US envoy calls EU decision on Balkans ‘historic mistake’
BELGRADE, Serbia — A U.S. envoy for the Western Balkans on Monday described European Union's decision not to open membership talks with North Macedoni...
Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges
LYON, France — Is stealing a presidential portrait a prison-worthy crime? Or a laudable act of civil disobedience?
France cuts jobless benefits as part of Macron reforms plan
PARIS — Changes to France's jobs market are entering into force on Friday as part of President Emmanuel Macron's plan to make the labor market more fl...