On his first official visit since he was elected chancellor on Tuesday, Friedrich Merz met with Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday. The two leaders committed to increasing security efforts in the context of Russia's war in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Germany's newly elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the garden of Elysée presidential palace in Paris, France, on May 7, 2025.
In November 2024, an Algerian court accepted an initial complaint against the writer and his psychiatrist wife for revealing and using the story of a patient in his novel 'Houris,' which won the 2024 the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize.
Several American journals have received probing letters from the federal prosecutor of the District of Columbia, accusing them of bias in scientific debates. Two federally funded journals have suspended the acceptance of new research articles.
A survey commissioned by a think tank linked to conservative billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin tested Jordan Bardella as the far right's presidential candidate. Marine Le Pen, who still hopes to run, described it as a political manipulation.
The interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, presents the new naturalization guidelines at the Créteil prefecture, in the southeastern Paris suburbs, on May 5, 2025.
The only certainty is that the international order built after 1945 has collapsed, and the one that must succeed it is yet to be constructed, writes Le Monde columnist Sylvie Kauffmann.
After history's most geographically diverse conclave took one round of voting on Wednesday, no winner emerged. The 133 cardinals will retire for the night and return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning to try to find a successor to Pope Francis.
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals gathered on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
Macron had been criticized for hosting the former rebel Islamist chief, but the French president insisted the invitation was essential: '[Sharaa] has put an end to a regime that we condemned and fought against and he is ready to make commitments.'
French President Emmanuel Macron and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa greet each other after a joint press conference following a meeting at the Elysée Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025.
PSG reached the final of Europe’s elite tournament for the second time in five years. It will take on Inter Milan on May 31 after the three-time champion defeated Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in one of the greatest semifinals in the competition’s history.
PSG's Moroccan defender #02 Achraf Hakimi (C) is congratulated by PSG's Brazilian defender #05 Marquinhos (L) and PSG's Portuguese midfielder #87 Joao Pedro Goncalves Neves after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between PSG and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on May 7, 2025.
EU members are bound by spending rules obliging them to keep the public deficit below 3% of economic output and debt at 60% of GDP. But the EU can suspend the rules in exceptional circumstances and crises, as it did during the coronavirus pandemic when states had to prop up their embattled economies.
In a likely reference to President Trump's tariff rollout, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said there was a 'great deal of uncertainty about (...) where tariff policies are going to settle out.' Analysts warn that the Trump administration's actions will likely slow growth − at least in the short run.
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025.
The new German chancellor was welcomed at the Elysée Palace by Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for his first foreign trip. Despite friendly words and a desire to revive Franco-German cooperation, the two leaders expressed positions that traditionally reflect those of their respective countries, whether it be in defense, trade or public spending.
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