Posters with images or names of local candidates for the first round of the 2024 French legislative elections displayed in front of the local town hall in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Normandy, France, on June 25. France will hold an early legislative election in two rounds, on June 30 and July 7. Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Reuters hide caption
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace before a working diner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Paris. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen adresses reporters Monday in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance lost its majority despite getting the most seats in the final round of parliamentary elections Sunday, while the far-right National Rally made big gains. AP hide caption
A view of an election poster for the upcoming parliamentary election with the face of Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the far left opposition party, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, June 9, 2022. Jean-Francois Badias/AP hide caption
French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with supporters in front of the Eiffel Tower Paris, France, on Sunday. Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP hide caption
Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right contender Marine Le Pen pose before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Ludovic Marin/AP hide caption
France's President and French liberal party La Republique en Marche (LREM) candidate to his succession Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters during a one-day campaign visit in Hauts-de-France region, in Carvin, northern France, on Monday. Benoit Tessier/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A person takes ballots before voting for the first round of the French presidential election, on Sunday in Le Touquet, northern France. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries. Emrah Gurel/AP hide caption
A protester walks through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration against national pension changes in Nantes, France, on Thursday. Sebastien Salon-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
National Strike In France Shuts Down Cities Over Macron's Pension Reform Plans
G-7 nations pledged millions to help Amazon countries fight wildfires, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he's not interested unless he gets an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption
U.S. President Trump has lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron in Biarritz, France. Leaders of some of the world's major economies have arrived in the country for the Group of Seven summit. Ludovic Marin/AP hide caption
More than 350 people were arrested in demonstrations Saturday in Paris. The protests began on November 17th over a hike in gas prices. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
President Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron took part in a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the end of World War I. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Emmanuel Macron (right) is flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla (left) in Amiens, France. Benalla was filmed in May beating protesters during labor demonstrations. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump prepare to greet French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, as they arrive for a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Brigitte Macron, first lady Melania Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and President Trump attend a state arrival ceremony at the White House on Tuesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
First State Dinner: A Chance For Melania Trump To Put Her Stamp On The White House
Steelworkers from the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer, France, burn flares during a nationwide day of protest on Tuesday. Claude Paris/AP hide caption
French Presidential candidates: Jean-Luc Melenchon (left), Francois Fillon, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP and Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images hide caption