Jean-Yves Le Drian
New elected German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference after a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool Photo via AP)
Germany warns Russia will pay a price if it enters Ukraine

By Frank Jordans And Thomas Adamson Dec. 09, 2021 06:14 AM EST

France to introduce tougher mandatory quarantine for UK

May. 26, 2021 08:42 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France will impose a mandatory quarantine on visitors from Britain to prevent the spread of a worrying virus variant first detected in India, the...

Sumo stable master Nishikijima, left, receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena, in Tokyo on Monday May 24, 2021. The arena, mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments, is used as temporary inoculation venue for local residents age over 65 years old.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

People watch a change of shift of Presidential guards, in Athens, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Greece launched its tourism season last week amid a competitive scramble across the Mediterranean to lure vacationers emerging from lockdowns. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
The Latest: UK says vaccines effective for Indian variant

By The Associated Press May. 23, 2021 11:31 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with local residents during a visit to mark the reopening of cultural activities after closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Nevers, central France, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)
Eyeing variant, France mulls tighter limits for UK tourists

May. 23, 2021 08:54 AM EDT

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party take part in a rally in support of Palestinians in conflict with Israelis Friday, May 21, 2021, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 05:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, passengers are checked by French police officers prior to boarding their plane at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, north of Paris. France is imposing entry restrictions on travelers from four countries — Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil — in hopes of keeping out especially contagious coronavirus variants, the government has announced. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
French president foresees some summer tourists in Paris

Apr. 18, 2021 09:12 AM EDT

From left to right, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speak to the media during a press conference in Paris, Thursday, March 11, 2021. The new U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Tor Wennesland will meet Thursday in Paris with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Germany and France to discuss possibilities for building confidence between Israel and the Palestinians. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)
France: Lebanon is running out of time before total collapse

Mar. 11, 2021 12:39 PM EST

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Top diplomats of US, UK, France, Germany hold virtual talks

Feb. 05, 2021 12:21 PM EST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from right, pauses as he participates in a wreath-laying ceremony in homage to victims of terrorism at Les Invalides in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Standing with Pompeo are Lt. Colonel Jean-Charles Spiteri, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Military Governor of Paris, from left, U.S. Ambassador to France Jamie McCourt and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ricky Waddell. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
France's Macron hosts Trump envoy after congratulating Biden

By Sylvie Corbet Nov. 16, 2020 07:52 AM EST

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, third from right, and his wife Susan, third from left, speak with Jacques Jouslin de Noray of France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, second from left, and U.S. Ambassador to France Jamie McCourt, second from right, after stepping off a plane at Paris Le Bourget Airport, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Le Bourget, France. Pompeo is beginning a 10-day trip to Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
US sec'y of state begins difficult 7-nation tour in France

Elaine Ganley Nov. 14, 2020 12:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov.25, 2019 file photo, people walk past a Tiffany jeweler shop on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. LVMH is ending its monthslong pursuit of luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., citing in part the impact of proposed tariffs on French goods. The Paris-based conglomerate said that it needs more time to assess the impact of U.S. tariffs on French goods and cannot close the deal before year-end. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Luxury goods giant LVMH cancels $14.5B deal for Tiffany

By Anne D'innocenzio Sep. 09, 2020 08:35 AM EDT

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech during a press conference at the Institute for International Relations in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in France as part of a five-country trip to Europe, his first since the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
China's top diplomat dismisses European rights concerns

Aug. 30, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti, speaks during a news conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, following their meeting at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon. Hitti resigned on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, becoming the first Cabinet minister to defect from his post amid the severe economic and financial crisis striking the country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Lebanese foreign minister quits over lack of will to reform

By Zeina Karam Aug. 03, 2020 04:19 AM EDT

French and U.S. flags decorate a house front near Omaha Beach, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. France has avoided echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus, but legislators applauded Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian mid July 2020 when he condemned abuses of minority Uighurs in China’s northwest. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

By Joe Mcdonald Jul. 28, 2020 06:07 AM EDT

A Lebanese woman takes a selfie with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, during his visit to the Carmel Saint Joseph school in Mechref district, south of the capital Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 24, 2020. Le Drian pledged on Friday €15 million ($17 million) in aid to Lebanon's schools, struggling under the weight of the country's major economic crisis. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
France pledges $17 million to Lebanon's struggling schools

By Bilal Hussein Jul. 24, 2020 08:18 AM EDT

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and his Lebanese counterpart Nassif Hitti, hold a news conference following their meeting at the Lebanese foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July. 23, 2020. Le Drian met with Lebanon's president Thursday at the start of his two-day visit to the Mediterranean country that is witnessing the worst economic crisis of its modern history. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
French foreign minister: IMF only way out of Lebanon crisis

By Sarah El Deeb Jul. 23, 2020 04:12 AM EDT

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, right, meets with visiting French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Top French diplomat in first Iraq visit since virus outbreak

Jul. 16, 2020 03:49 PM EDT

A boy who was injured boy in a deadly attack on a market sits on the ground at a hospital in Helmand province, Monday, June 29, 2020. A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday killed over 20 people, including children, a statement from a provincial governor's office said. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
France and Germany push for cease-fires to tackle pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Jul. 02, 2020 06:05 PM EDT

Tourists, arrive at Nikos Kazatzakis International Airport in Heraklion, Crete island, Greece, on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The passengers most of them from Germany who came from Hamburg, with the first international flight to arrive in the island. Regional airports across Greece, including their tourist destination islands, began accepting direct international flights again on Wednesday, for the first time since flights were banned as part of the country's lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/ Harry Nakos )
The Latest: South Korea has 63 newly confirmed virus cases

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2020 12:58 AM EDT