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‘Huge political gamble’: France’s Macron calls for snap election his rival Le Pen could easily win

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals is a…

France’s Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he would dissolve the country’s parliament and call for a new legislative nationwide…

Photos show world leaders, veterans commemorating D-Day’s 80th anniversary

Eighty years ago, the Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II on what would be…

Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous

The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic…

France is aiming to become a global AI superpower — but not without help from U.S. Big Tech

PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. The Viva Technology conference in Paris last week…

Macron: French AI boom could help EU close tech innovation gap with U.S. and China

PARIS, France — Europe is pursuing AI innovation, tech regulation and competition with China in very different ways than the…

Russians flock to see NATO hardware seized in Ukraine; Moscow to beef up weapons, front line forces

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Russian crowds are flocking to see a new…

Biden says U.S. economy is world’s best. Trump calls it a ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear.

President Joe Biden is fighting to convince inflation-weary voters that the U.S. economy is healthy. “America has the best economy…

Shareholder payouts hit a record $1.7 trillion last year as bank profits surged

LONDON — Global dividend payouts to shareholders hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023, according to a new report by…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny dies, Russian media says; Ukraine withdraws some troops from Avdiivka

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on…