French officials have said the trip aims to strengthen France's strategic and economic role in the region at a time of "strong international and regional tensions."

The French president traveled to Japan and South Korea, two nations deeply affected by the Middle East crisis and questioning the future of their relationship with the United…

TOKYO: French President Emmanuel Macron left Japan on Thursday bound for fellow US ally South Korea, a day after praising Europe’s “predictability” in an apparent swipe at Donald…