BEIJING -- China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year. French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy.

The French economy will likely achieve growth of at least 0.8% in 2025, slightly ahead of the government’s 0.7% forecast, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Sunday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had threatened Beijing with tariffs during his state visit to China if there was no action taken to reduce the country's ever-widening trade deficit with the European Union.

French President Emmanuel Macron has affirmed France’s solidarity with Nigeria in addressing security challenges. While disclosing details of a discussion

France will receive a new pair of giant pandas in 2027, a display of Beijing’s panda diplomacy announced just as President Emmanuel Macron is in China to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to "take

France has expressed solidarity with Nigeria as the country faces worsening security challenges, especially the persistent terrorist attacks in the North.

By Humeyra Pamuk, Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, requested permission to visit former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in jail during his recent brief imprisonment,