French President Emmanuel Macron has extended his condolences and solidarity to the German nation, in the wake of Friday's devastating car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the town of Magdeburg.

Security has been tightened at France's biggest Christmas market in Strasbourg, following the attack on a market in Germany last week in which five people died and 200 were injured. Authorities

Germany and France have launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris. The new connection was hailed Monday as a symbol of the two countries’ close friendship and a sign of Europe’s potential to attract more travelers to the rails — but it is unlikely to be a game-changer.

President Emmanuel Macron will not attend the European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday and will be represented by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Élysée Palace announced on Wednesday. Macron is to travel to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to inspect damage caused by Cyclone Chido over the past weekend.

Germany is expected to hold a snap election in February next year. Political turmoil at the heart of Europe is also taking place in France.

The euro has plunged against the dollar since November amid Trump's victory in the US election, falling to 1.0330 at a two-year low on 22 November amid an unexpected contraction in the eurozone's services sector.

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – The suspected perpetrator of a deadly ramming at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday is a 50-year-old Saudi refugee from a Shiite family ...

Germany and France are urging the European Union to intensify measures against the import of fraudulent biofuel, particularly from China, which uses ingredients like used cooking oil. These ...

Germany and France launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris on Monday, a connection hailed as a symbol of close friendship between the two countries and a sign of Europe's potential to attract more travelers to the rails.

Germany and France have launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris BERLIN -- Germany and France on Monday launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris, a connection ...

In France, a center-left president ... Following Angela Merkel’s lead during her 16-year stint as Germany’s chancellor, it was they who set the terms of European politics that have now ...

Pacific, stock markets in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are closed for the Boxing Day holiday on December 26. Indonesian markets are shut for Christmas holiday today. Markets were also shut on December 25 for Christmas.