Le Pen sets out to woo French business leaders in debut presidential debate
Marine Le Pen used France’s first 2027 presidential debate—staged by the MEDEF business lobby at Roland‑Garros on 27 August 2026—to deliver a direct pitch to French entrepreneurs: the National Rally is no longer a fiscal risk, but a party of spending discipline and debt responsibility. In a two‑hour session with seven candidates and five business […]
French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia: security and diplomacy tested
The kidnapping of a French Foreign Legion soldier traveling through a highway in southwest Colombia has rapidly evolved from being merely a local crime news to a highly political issue that will be used to test the mettle of Colombia’s recently formed right-wing government, the power of FARC dissidents, and the diplomacy skills between Paris […]
