Brigitte Macron has faced more scrutiny and conspiracy theories than most first ladies, and her political work is always overshadowed by her personal life.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. on Wednesday against right-wing influencer and podcaster Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France's first lady is male.

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of his immunity as a head of state.

A senior source close to President Macron warned Paris would not back down in its bid to impose huge levies on US tech giants and block American firms from winning lucrative government contracts

Candance Owens has repeatedly claimed that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman. Now the Macrons are suing Owens for defamation in a Delaware court.

France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the latest escalation from the French as they seek an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognize Palestine as a state.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed, in a speech to the United Nations in New York on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to recognize the State of Palestine.

A student-led petition against a chemical deadly to bees reached more than two million signatures in France on Monday, increasing pressure on the president not to sign a bill allowing its use into law.