French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to China this week for his fourth state visit, as Europe seeks to balance economic and security threats from Beijing with reliance on the world's second-largest economy during a time of global trade turmoil.

PARIS, Dec 6 - French President Emmanuel Macron said he would travel to London on Monday to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy as well as the British and German leaders, to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations under U.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would travel to London on Monday to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as the British and German leaders, to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations under US mediation.

Macron and Trump's complex relationship mixes rivalry with diplomacy as France pushes for European independence from U.S. influence in defense and foreign policy.

Beijing may see friendly ties with France as a way into expanding its influence within the E.U., but is constrained in its ability to offer Paris major concessions.

France hopes to establish a framework for ties between Brussels and Beijing "that serves mutual interests" when President Emmanuel Macron visits China next week, an Elysee Palace source said. "The purpose of [Macron's] strategic conversation with President Xi Jinping is for Europe to be respected as a major partner of China and not as a variable in tensions,

A voluntary military program that pledges to train 50,000 young people in the next 10 years has garnered widespread support across France as a growing unease settles over the continent.

French President Emmanuel Macron denied all reports of European skepticism toward U.S. peace efforts as officials from Kyiv hold marathon talks in Florida. Macron emphatically said on Thursday that there is “no mistrust” between Europe and President Donald Trump,