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Francois Bayrou and French President Emmanuel Macron in Pau, France, in July 2023. On Friday, Macron named Bayrou as prime minister.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2024
Macron names veteran centrist ally Francois Bayrou as France's prime minister
Bayrou, 73, is expected to put forward his list of ministers in the coming days, but will likely face the same existential difficulties as his predecessor.
French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to avoid a new legislative election for more than two years, according to an official close to him.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2024
Macron aims to deter French far right with bid to avoid vote
The French president is piecing together a coalition of moderates that he hopes will last until 2027, when his term ends.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) walks with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024
Zelenskyy warns Trump and Macron about risk of frozen conflict
Ukraine can only enter into ceasefire talks with Russia from a position of strength, Ukrainian president says.
France and New Zealand in action at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on Nov. 16
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 10, 2024
New Zealand agree to keep 2025 France tests at home
The French Rugby Federation last week refused to play in North America.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend the inaugural Mass at the reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2024
Pressure mounts on Macron to name a new French prime minister
France’s political system is in disarray after Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally joined a left-wing coalition to topple the government.
Crowds gather in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Friday, a day ahead of its official reopening.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2024
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five years after fire
The 860-year-old medieval cathedral has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reacts after the result of the no-confidence vote on his administration at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. French lawmakers ousted his government after just three months in office.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2024
This is not France's 'Truss moment'
While the political instability and economic challenges are worrying, France is not facing a full-blown financial crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron vows to stay on as leader during a televised broadcast from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2024
Macron vows to serve remainder of term as French president
"The mandate you gave me democratically is for five years and I will exercise it fully,” the French president said in a televised speech.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier removes his glasses after delivering a speech at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2024
No-confidence vote throws France deeper into crisis
France's prime minister must now tender his resignation and that of his government to President Emmanuel Macron.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2024
France and Saudi Arabia planning a conference about Palestinian state
The French president said he would recognize a Palestinian state "at the right moment" and at a time "when it triggers reciprocal movements of recognition."
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2024
French government can survive a no-confidence vote, Macron says
A government collapse in France would underscore the power acquired by Marine Le Pen since Emmanuel Macron called a surprise election in June.
The fall of Aleppo in Syria to political chaos in Tbilisi, Georgia, and even recent events in Paris, give us a glimpse of a possible post-American new world disorder.
COMMENTARY
Dec 4, 2024
Welcome to the post-American new world disorder
From Aleppo in Syria, to Tbilisi, Georgia, and even Paris, last weekend gave us a glimpse of a possible post-American new world disorder.
Member of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen (center) talks to the media next to party member Louis Aliot after a hearing in her trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2024
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has never been so powerful in France
Marine Le Pen is now the ultimate power broker in Paris.
Charles Kushner attends the funeral for Ivana Trump, socialite and first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump, at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York in July 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2024
Trump taps Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, as envoy to France
The choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty.
This combination of pictures shows rubble and the cross at the altar inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a month after it sustained major fire, on May 15, 2019 (top), and the tabernacle designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet in the heart of the cathedral on Friday.
WORLD
Nov 30, 2024
France shows off restored Notre Dame after 'impossible' restoration
Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were brought in for restoration work costing hundreds of millions of euros.
Students look at their phones in Melbourne on Thursday as Australia looks to ban children under 16 from social media.
WORLD
Nov 29, 2024
What countries do to regulate children's social media access
Here is what Australia, European countries, and tech companies have been doing to regulate children's access to social media.
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2024
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah promises to end a devastating conflict that has claimed thousands of lives over the past year.
"Les Gouttes de Dieu" ("Drops of God") took home the award for best drama at the 52nd International Emmy Awards in New York on Monday. Starring Fleur Geffrier (left) and Tomohisa Yamashita, it's available on Hulu Japan, France Televisions and Apple+.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 26, 2024
French-Japanese series takes best drama at International Emmys
The joint French-Japanese-American production “Les Gouttes de Dieu” (“Drops of God”) is set in the world of wine and fine dining.
France's Antoine Dupont acknowledges the crowd after his team's win over New Zealand in Saint-Denis, France, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 17, 2024
Antoine Dupont praises France's 'pragmatism' in victory over All Blacks
Dupont had a quiet game by his standards, after his two assists in last week's win over Japan.
Japanese organ builder Itaru Sekiguchi is helping to restore the Great Organ at Paris' Notre Dame cathedral.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2024
Japanese organ builder 'honored' to restore voice of Notre Dame
Itaru Sekiguchi had dreamed of having a chance to work on the "voice" of the masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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