A new record for maintaining plasma burning inside a fusion reactor has been set in France, beating China's previous benchmark by 25%.

The countries' military exercises last week are likely to displease China, which claims ownership over most of the South China Sea. View on euronews

The countries' military exercises last week are likely to displease China, which claims ownership over most of the South China Sea. View on euronews

The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been deployed for a five-month Indo-Pacific mission since last November.

Cognac makers are urging the French government to engage in talks with China to resolve bilateral trade tensions that have led to monthly losses of €50 million ($52 million) for the industry.

France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China.

PARIS -- A knife attack killed one person and injured several others in Mulhouse, east France, on Saturday afternoon, the French news channel BFMTV reported.

Europe is looking to be a part of the conversation around AI leadership and innovation that has so far been dominated by the U.S. and China.

Aircraft carriers from the United States, France and Japan have been taking part in a rare war game in the Western Pacific Ocean this week amid China's rapid naval buildup.

The U.S. State Department has changed references to China on its website, emphasising the trade deficit in an expanded section on economic ties, while dropping talk of working with allies and assistance to China on cultural and environmental issues.

One of China's leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which the company operates by the end of this year, its CEO said Saturday.