France has hit back at a US threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheese, Champagne and other products, with the president telling Donald Trump the move would amount to an attack on all of Europe.

Europe has dithered for decades over whether or not to unify its armies, says Andreas Kluth

French president Emmanuel Macron has said a midair collision between two helicopters killed 13 French soldiers in Mali.

Labour's Brendan Howlin has called on French president Emmanuel Macron to reconsider opposition to an extension of three months or longer.

Even Brexiteers are beginning to realise that the Kafkaesque nightmare is a UK problem, not a European one. The EU’s patience will run out eventually, writes Lionel Laurent.

The G7 have offered aid to Brazil to combat fires in the ‘lungs of the earth’ and this has been a year of increased consciousness of the climate crisis, writes Andrew Hammond.

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

It's a sad day when Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro is proved right.

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

French President Emmanuel Macron has fired a warning shot at Boris Johnson ahead of their meeting in Paris.

DS7 Crossback trades on its heritage and lives up to the expectations on many levels. but there are downsides. The ride is not the magic carpet experience we once loved and expected to see again, writes Declan Colley

The election of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president is a compromise that may yet herald an institutional power struggle, say Lionel Laurent and Paul Carrel.

France will not sign up to the European Union’s trade deal with the Mercosur group of South American countries at any cost and it remains to be seen whether Paris will eventually back it, French ministers have stated.

Decades ago, traditional governments in the West were the mainstream. Today, they are alone in the woods, wondering where everyone went, say Ismaël Emelien and David Amiel

Meteorologists have placed more than half of France, including around Paris, on alert for high temperatures as a heatwave was expected to spread across Europe.

Wednesday evening had been intended as Cinema Evening, a new picture house having opened around the corner and being in need of investigation and appraisal. Given my enduring weakness for high-school movies there was only going to be one winner: Booksmart, in which two clever students realise on the eve of graduation that they should have worked less and played more, upon which they hit the town and attempt to cram four years of lost fun into one night.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s progressive-versus-populist narrative helped to re-mobilise France’s — and perhaps Europe’s — pro-European electorate, says Zaki Laïdi.

The monopoly of power has been broken. Europe has found itself at a crossroads as the far right and Greens make substantial gains in European elections, writes Lorne Cook.

After months of polling, speculation, and hand wringing over the European Parliament election this month, one might think that nothing else matters, writes Carl Bildt.

How can social media prevent harmful content going viral? Serious changes will have to be made which could bring media back in time writes Lionel Laurent.

French president Emmanuel Macron has set a target of five years for the ruined Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt.

A huge fire has destroyed parts of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Here is how the devastating blaze unfolded.

Latest: The structure of Notre Dame has been saved after a huge fire destroyed parts of the famous cathedral, according to a fire chief in Paris.

Theresa May is facing British politicians after the EU offered the UK a six-month Brexit delay, pushing the withdrawal date to Halloween.

EU leaders have agreed to extend Brexit until Halloween night, despite French fears allowing the UK to stay past June will risk sabotaging the EU and could "jeopardise" the bloc's entire future.

EU leaders were pushing to offer Britain a nine month or one year flexible Brexit extension last night, despite French fears allowing the UK to stay past June will “jeopardise” the EU’s entire future.

Delaying or watering down Brexit will give its supporters just what they want — a grievance, says Therese Raphael.

France's prime minister has called for quick tax cuts to respond to the anger expressed through yellow vest protests across the country.

The relief was palpable. The important people in Government Buildings were extremely nervous this week.

Sterling fell against the euro but continued to trade higher in the week, as investors placed their hopes on MPs forcing through legislation banning the UK from leaving the EU with no deal.

So that’s nearly Tuesday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Ireland will not be abandoned in a no-deal Brexit - which is now looking increasingly likely - the French president says.

The French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted that the EU would not abandon Ireland, no matter what happens with Brexit.

British MPs last night rejected four options to try and resolve the Brexit deadlock.

A British request for a Brexit deadline extension as well as consequences of a chaotic no-deal will be discussed between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French President Emmanuel Macron today.

British MPs have tonight rejected four options to try and resolve the Brexit deadlock.

The European Commission’s president has warned Britain “patience runs out” in the clearest sign yet Brussels is prepared to cut its losses and accept a no-deal Brexit outcome in just 11 days’ time.

The European Parliament's president has warned that the Brexit divorce day deadline cannot be pushed past April 18 because doing so would cause havoc to plans for the imminent MEP elections, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith in Brussels.

Our capacity to absorb, to move on, to learn from trauma is a survival mechanism to try to live contented lives.

Macron’s economic remodelling of Europe is... partly a threat to our national interest

Yellow vest protesters and political rivals have criticised a sweeping "letter to the French" from President Emmanuel Macron as not going far enough to quell national anger at his policies.

It is the evening of September 9, and the Stade de France is a sea of sound and flashing lights as the Paris public greet their World Cup heroes, embarking on another campaign.

It is not too hard, in this season of pantomime rehearsals, to imagine a script from those masters of the netherworld just beyond the sober, grind-and-queue lives most of us lead — the Coen brothers — constructing a conversation between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The great filmmakers might contrive to have those unchallengeable leaders discuss the difficulties facing other world leaders.

Renewed interest in military integration reflects the erosion of Europe’s strategic position as a result of Brexit and, in some respects, Trump, writes Carl Bildt.