French President Emmanuel Macron has extended his condolences and solidarity to the German nation, in the wake of Friday's devastating car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the town of Magdeburg.

Security has been tightened at France's biggest Christmas market in Strasbourg, following the attack on a market in Germany last week in which five people died and 200 were injured. Authorities

Germany and France launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris on Monday, a connection hailed as a symbol of close friendship between the two countries and a sign of Europe's potential to attract more travelers to the rails.

As Tehran ramps up uranium enrichment while suffering regional setbacks, countries tell UN they will 'use all diplomatic tools to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon'

President Emmanuel Macron will not attend the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday and will be represented by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Élysée Palace announced on Wednesday. Macron is to travel to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to inspect damage caused by Cyclone Chido over the past weekend.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament, ending the unpopular three-party coalition government he has led since 2021.

Germany is expected to hold a snap election in February next year. Political turmoil at the heart of Europe is also taking place in France.

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday is a 50-year-old Saudi refugee from a Shiite family ...

Early this year, France’s center-right Republicans decided ... and the far-right Alternative for Germany surged to become the country’s second-most-popular party. Europe’s extreme right ...

Germany and France have launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris. The new connection was hailed Monday as a symbol of the two countries’ close friendship and a sign of Europe’s potential to attract more travelers to the rails — but it is unlikely to be a game-changer.

Political instability in Germany and France, combined with the return of Donald Trump in 2025, threatens to undermine the EU’s ability to shape responses to the Ukraine war and other

Pacific, stock markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are closed for the Boxing Day holiday on December 26. Indonesian markets are shut for Christmas holiday today. Markets were also shut on December 25 for Christmas.