French President Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in three years with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a conversation the Kremlin called "substantial." Macron's office, the Élysée Palace, said in a statement that the call ...

By replacing his popular prime minister with a little-known bureaucrat, French President Emmanuel Macron has signalled that he intends to tighten the reins on government ahead of a bid for reelection in 2022, analysts say. Macron anointed Jean Castex to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin agreed to coordinate their approach on Iran in their first phone call since 2022, marking a rare overture from a European head to the Russian leader. The call is part of an effort to forge a common ...

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine but Russia's leader hitting back by blaming the West for the conflict. One week after a ...