In the long run, political and economic connections will have to be undergirded by closer ties between people

Leaders to lobby US president to extend deadline for complete withdrawal of troops

Deepening relationship between Ireland and France bearing fruit after UK exit from EU

Brexit has caused division between Dublin and London, but it has brought Paris closer

Paris curbing access to its territory for officials implicated in blockage or corruption

Chinese ambassador seen as one of Xi Jinping’s aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats

Government-military standoff in Yerevan continues after alleged ‘coup attempt’

Minister visits counterparts in France as EU-UK talks reach ‘very sensitive moment’

Leaders of all states on tour have congratulated Joe Biden on US presidential vote victory

French citizens abroad urged to step up security amid surge in Islamist violence

Turkish president tells Macron to ‘go have your mental health examined’

No deal ‘very likely’, French foreign minister says, as fishing and competition unresolved

Diplomatic efforts intensify to halt fighting between Armenian and Azeri troops

Brussels wants London to reverse plan that would tear up Brexit guarantees on North

French president attends Med7 summit in Corsica as tensions in Mediterranean escalate

Chemical nerve agent Novichok was used to poison Russian opposition leader, Germany says

French president may be struggling domestically but is on a roll on the European stage

Macron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022

‘Defender of Israel’ Boris Johnson says move would be ‘violation of international law’

Surprise fall of town in western Libya the final blow to Khalifa Haftar’s assault on capital

UN organisation has been subjected to barrage of criticism over response to pandemic

Paris expresses ‘disapproval’ over disinformation published by envoy Lu Shaye

French foreign minister hopes British defence co-operation with Europe will continue

Paris court hears details of elaborate sting that netted €77.5m for alleged fraudsters

Western powers say Iranian missile downed Ukrainian jet, killing all 176 onboard

Camp of 4,000 displaced Syrians evacuated, Kurds say, as Trump hints at sanctions

Franco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthy

France hails ‘new state of mind’ and backs steps to repair Europe-Moscow relations

Trump resistant to Macron’s effort to mediate in crisis over Tehran’s nuclear capability

Public urged not to speculate on circumstances surrounding teenager’s death

Jair Bolsonaro cancels appointment with Jean-Yves Le Drian at short notice

Lawyers in Paris protest about death sentences given to French nationals in Baghdad

‘He’s no Abraham Lincoln,’ UN envoy says of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar

EU foreign policy chief calls for truce as warlord’s offensive on city continues

Divergences could set stage for tensions at August summit

Should Theresa May get her deal with the EU approved by House of Commons next week, the UK will get until May 22nd to leave bloc

Return of up to 4,000 fighters represents a security, political and legal nightmare

Catholic church disputes electoral commission’s figures that handed victory to Felix Tshisekedi

Government ‘working with France’ on initiative, Tánaiste says

Irish and French ministers discuss contingency plans for trade at Paris meeting