Francois Hollande

Macron is trailing his predecessor by 1 percentage point, and he went on to be named France's least popular leader in recent history.

The arrests were part of an investigation into the trafficking of weapons to crime organizations.

More than 3,500 Canadian soldiers died during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France.

The attack left at least three people dead and 20 others injured.

The message seemed aimed at China, which claims almost all the South China Sea and which has fueled concern in Japan and the West with its growing military presence in the waterway.

Hollande said he wanted to make sure France wasn't won over by the far-right leader's presidential campaign.

French President says, 'It is never good to show the smallest defiance toward an allied country'

The left-wing candidate mounted a shock victory after coming from third place early in the Socialist party primary race.

It won't be plain sailing for the independent candidate, but the latest polls show Emmanuel Macron is the one to watch.

The party's primary race is underway, and a candidate will be chosen at the end of this month.

Right-wing politicians are blaming German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the assault.

Valls resigned after announcing his candidacy for the 2017 presidential elections.

Speculation falls on Prime Minister Manuel Valls as the left's standard-bearer following Francois Hollande's decision to not seek re-election.

Sites could be punished with a fine or even with prison sentences.

Hollande's decision leaves an opening for a Socialist to challenge Marine Le Pen and Francois Fillon.

Le Parisien newspaper said Hollande's entourage was "outraged" by Valls's comments.

Free-market proponent Fillon to face National Front's Marine Le Pen and the Socialist candidate.

If the former prime minister prevails over Alain Juppe, he will face National Front's Marine Le Pen and a Socialist candidate.

Unpopular president is forecasted to lose a three-way race between Marine Le Pen and the winner of the Les Republicains' primary.

Macron will face a tough test selling 'third way' politics in 2017.

French troops are deployed across North and West Africa to tackle militant groups.

National ceremony marks three months since a terror attack killed 86 in Nice.

'We have to follow through with Britain's wishes to leave the European Union and we need to be firm,' Hollande said.

Socialist incumbent president is expected to declare whether he will stand by December.

The Russian leader announced he will return to four-way talks.

A dazed EU to reconvene with much on the agenda—refugees, terror, Brexit, Russia and populist movements among the Big Three nations.

The three will speak on the sidelines at the upcoming G20 summit in China.

Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Matteo Renzi called for closer security cooperation.

Matteo Renzi will host Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande to discuss reverberations from Brexit vote.

French president admits in a new book that the job 'has been a lot harder than I had imagined.'