BEIJING -- China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year. French President Emmanuel Macron met with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning as part of a three-day state visit focusing on trade and diplomacy.

By Humeyra Pamuk, Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau WASHINGTON/PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, requested permission to visit former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in jail during his recent brief imprisonment,

France will receive a new pair of giant pandas in 2027, a display of Beijing’s panda diplomacy announced just as President Emmanuel Macron is in China to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping.

Will Brazil play at Gillette Stadium? FIFA World Cup Draw was Friday, Dec. 5. and today we find out the matchups for the games at "Boston Stadium."

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A request for approval has been sent to the European Commission for a state aid package to cover costs of six nuclear reactors planned by French utility EDF, a spokesperson for the French energy ministry said on Friday.

First, it’s an opening game against Erling Haaland's Norway, which won every qualifier on their way to the World Cup. After that, it’s the winner of Bolivia, Iraq or Suriname, ending with a game against Senegal, a country so deeply connected to the French, who also did well in qualifiers.

Oscar-nominated Franco-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb ("Days of Glory") is preparing his next feature, "Reggane," a fiction film set against the backdrop of France's first nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara,

DAKAR, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of "predatory behavior" and environmental crimes, escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nation’s uranium mines.