The French leader turned heads when he arrived for yesterday's summit with a deep tan after returning from his south of France holiday.

Emmanuel Macron has been pictured making a splash during his surfing holiday in the south of France. The images, which have been shared widely by the media in France, mark a stark departure from the sobriety of the French president’s usual crisp attire and serious demeanour.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said he and his wife Brigitte decided to sue Candace Owens to defend the truth in the face of the hard-right provocateur’s repeated assertions that the French first lady was assigned male at birth.

President Donald Trump went around a table to laud European leaders after rolling out a red carpet for Vladimir Putin, saying France's Macron 'someone who's been with me from the beginning.'

James Norton told French president Emmanuel Macron his upcoming BBC drama about the Battle of Hastings will be “fair in depicting both sides of the story”, the actor has said. Norton, 40, who plays Harold Godwinson in the drama, said he met President Macron at an event at the British Museum, where the Bayeux Tapestry is being moved to next year.

French President Emmanuel Macron called Monday for stepping up sanctions against Russia if its leader Vladimir Putin does not move forward on peace with Ukraine.

France and other EU backers of Ukraine — the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ — have said they would play an active role in negotiations