Paris: As Donald Trump returns to the White House following his inauguration in Washington DC on Monday, 20 January the dynamics between him and French President Emmanuel Macron remain uncertain. Macron,

France's relations with US President Donald Trump are "transactional", the French government's spokesperson said Wednesday, adding that neither side wants to enter a trade war. Trump threatened a

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned on Monday that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand up to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his policies, or face being "crushed".

Trump signed an executive order that begins the process of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, which he also did during his first term.

Weak, distracted and unprepared? How prepared France, Germany and the rest of the continent really are for his return to power

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has talked big about the EU becoming a leader in AI innovation as part of a larger bid to help the region catch up with the U.S. and China. French President Emmanuel Macron is aiming for a similar pitch at a global AI summit he'll host next month.

The US president says Russia will face "high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions" if it does not make a deal to end the conflict.

In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump promised to "take back" the "foolish gift" from the United States that was the Panama Canal. But was it in fact a gift? And does China really control it as he claims?

President Trump’s relatives return to Washington with more political and cultural support — and a far better understanding of how to wield their soft power.

Trump announced Stephen Miller as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, plus the additional role of homeland security adviser. Miller was a senior adviser to Trump during his first administration and one of the architects of some of his most controversial immigration policies, including his family separation program.

France's newspaper of record joins The Guardian in exiting the site formerly known as Twitter over Musk's increasingly extreme politics.