France

France's economy is buoyed by major investments in AI and quantum computing, with Mistral signing Airbus and BMW and SoftBank planning a data center, but faces headwinds from China stalling Airbus approvals.

• 7Macron pledges over one billion euros in Kenya investments
• 5Mistral Signs Airbus, BMW as It Brings AI to Manufacturing
• 4SoftBank plans massive data center investment in France
• 4China stalls Airbus approvals to pressure Europe on homegrown Chinese jets, Bloomberg News reports
• 4Saudia takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR in Middle East

Macron focuses on Africa partnerships with a summit in Kenya and pledges of investment, while France bans Israeli minister Ben-Gvir and summons the Russian ambassador over threats in Kyiv.

• 37Air France and Airbus guilty of manslaughter for 2009 crash
• 25France bans Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over Gaza flotilla video
• 18Sisi to deliver speech at Africa-France Summit in Nairobi
• 11Macron reaffirms support for UAE, urges opening of Hormuz Strait
• 8Israeli diplomat mocks Macron amid France’s push for UN Security Council meeting on Lebanon - Anadolu Ajansı

France deploys an aircraft carrier group to the Red Sea for a possible Hormuz mission, while domestic security is strained by violent PSG victory celebrations leading to hundreds of arrests.

• 20France sends aircraft carrier group to Red Sea for possible Hormuz mission
• 10Norway will come under France's nuclear umbrella, says PM Stoere
• 6Hundreds arrested in Paris after PSG victory celebrations turn violent
• 5Sweden orders 4 frigates from French company Naval Group
• 5Macron says France 'never envisaged' sending warships into Strait of Hormuz

A May heat dome kills 7 in France and triggers the first-ever May heatwave alert, while a hantavirus case from a ship raises public health concerns.

• 11Europe heat dome shatters May temperature records, kills 7 in France
• 6France swelters as first-ever May heatwave alert issued
• 5French Passenger Now Critical After Hantavirus Signs Were Initially Downplayed
• 5French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship tests positive, health minister says
• 4Former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova fuels concerns over pro-Kremlin influence in French media