When the leader of Syria shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, it was a striking moment for a man who was an al-Qaida fighter in Iraq and was detained by the American military.

The French president was traveling by train with the leaders of Germany and the U.K. to Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025.

President Trump spoke late Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron after Trump called for Russia and Ukraine to agree to a 30-day ceasefire or face potential sanctions. Macron posted on the

Buckingham Palace says French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to the United Kingdom in July.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said this week that Merz and Macron want their meeting to refire ... security in the wake of Trump's moves to cut out the continent on Russia-Ukraine negotiations. The stops in Paris and Warsaw are happening ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday, urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate their tensions, vowing support for Ukraine and announcing plans to travel to Kyiv soon.

Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome brought together world leaders and provided a rare opportunity for cautious optimism about the future of peace talks in Ukraine. But the road ahead promises to be extremely difficult,

Macron has in the past said that Europeans need to work on security guarantees for Ukraine, including the possible deployment of troops in Ukraine after a ceasefire, irrespective of decisions made in Washington — a possible sign that Berlin might not be totally aligned with Paris on the role Europeans should play in Ukraine.