French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland on Sunday in a clear effort to reinforce European political support for Denmark and its strategic Arctic territory—directly countering U.S. interest in the island, particularly under President Donald Trump. The trip marks Macron’s first to Greenland and comes just days ahead of the G7 summit in Canada, where he will meet Trump.
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland next weekend, marking the first high-profile visit by a European Union leader to the Arctic territory since renewed U.S. interest in its strategic and mineral-rich location. Macron will join Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s new Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on June 15 for talks focused on regional security, economic development, and climate issues.
A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday morning, throwing the glamorous Cannes Film Festival into temporary disarray as it prepared to award its top prize. Authorities say about 160,000 households across the Alpes-Maritimes region lost power after a high-voltage line fell. The outage, which lasted for several hours, has sparked an arson investigation after a fire was reported at an electrical substation near Cannes overnight.
Sweden has announced a sweeping investigation into Islamist infiltration across the country following the release of a French intelligence report that exposed the Muslim Brotherhood’s decades-long efforts to subvert European institutions and impose Sharia law. The report, published by the French Ministry of Interior, warns that the Brotherhood has established a sophisticated network across Europe, infiltrating governments, NGOs, and Muslim communities—often using liberal values as cover for their radical agenda.
French authorities have recovered the long-missing bust of Jim Morrison, the iconic frontman of The Doors, nearly four decades after it was stolen from his grave at Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery.
France’s birthrate fell to its lowest level since the end of World War I, with only 663,000 babies born in 2024, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). This marks a 2.2% decline from the previous year and the lowest recorded births since 1946. The fertility rate also dropped to 1.62 children per woman, well below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain population stability.
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser expressed his lack of confidence in New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s ability to ensure the city’s safety following a terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people. In an interview with the Christian Post, Nungesser accused Cantrell of being disengaged from addressing the city’s safety concerns.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point since the 2018 Yellow Vest protests, with Marine Le Pen emerging as the leading candidate to replace him. A recent Ipsos poll conducted on January 8-9 among 1,000 representative voters shows Macron’s popularity declining by two points to 21%, a stark drop for the president as his administration struggles with mounting challenges.
