France News and Economic Updates

With pressure mounting on two of Europe’s best-known rightwing populists, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage are turning to voters as their preferred answer to legal and political scrutiny. Their ...

Pressure is building on two of Europe’s best-known far-right leaders as legal and political scrutiny threatens to disrupt their hold over strong polling in France and Britain. Their parallel ...

With France's presidential race approaching, Marine Le Pen keeps her candidacy in place while challenging an embezzlement conviction that threatens to reshape the far-right campaign. The move ...

Amid heightened concern over shipping access in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK and France say restoring safe passage for vessels of all nations is a matter of global importance. Oman has agreed to ...

​French authorities plan to expand security measures for cryptocurrency holders following a sharp rise in attacks involving the extortion of digital assets. According to the Interior Ministry, ...

As the EU tries to expand AI infrastructure while preserving industrial competitiveness, it is moving to relax planned climate standards for data centres. The latest draft would let operators use ...

With a July 7 appeals court ruling approaching, France’s Rassemblement National is delaying major policy and campaign decisions as uncertainty grows over Marine Le Pen’s ability to run in next ...

​French inflation eased more sharply than expected in June, giving the European Central Bank some relief after a recent energy-driven rise in price pressures. The slowdown was led by lower ...

The Trump administration is easing its stance toward Anthropic after a dispute over foreign access to the company’s most advanced artificial intelligence models. The shift follows Anthropic’s ...

Artificial intelligence moves closer to the center of geopolitical decision-making as major technology executives join G7 leaders in France for talks on frontier risks and digital governance. The ...

France's defence buildup is drawing industrial support from outside the traditional arms sector as manufacturers respond to rising military demand across Europe. Renault says it will produce ...

Trade tensions between the U.S. and France are escalating as President Donald Trump says French wine imports could face steep duties tied to Paris's digital tax on American technology companies. ...

Leaders of the world’s richest economies are gathering in Evians-les-Bains for the first G7 summit since the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran in late February. France is adjusting ...

​A court in Nevada has temporarily halted the operations of Kalshi, a platform offering contracts on prediction markets. The decision comes amid an ongoing dispute over whether such products ...

​France is pressing the European Union to give its top markets watchdog direct oversight of major crypto companies, arguing that unified supervision is essential to prevent regulatory arbitrage ...