PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that information France had on the Iranian nuclear programme was most concerning, adding that the programme was close to a critical stage.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants France to be able to manufacture semiconductors in the range of 2 nanometers to 10 nanometers.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, to release two French nationals, Cécile Kohler and Jacques

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation of the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron aims to make France a global chip hub by targeting 2nm chip production and expanding AI infrastructure with Nvidia and Mistral.

Sir Keir Starmer's "Brexit reset" deal with the EU could risk being undercut by France, following reports that Paris could block Britain from taking part in a European defence programme. France is said to be shutting out competitive British firms from accessing the European Defence Industry Programme (Edip) - effectively barring the UK from a

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian that French citizens must not be harmed in a phone call on Saturday as conflict widens in the region. "In light of the serious risk of destabilization across the region,

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to France reaffirmed the strong strategic partnership between India and France. He conveyed Prime Minister Modi's greetings to President Macron and appreciated France's support against terrorism.