Latest French government’s collapse within 14 hours deepens Macron’s political crisis

Former Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron (Image credits: AP) PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is running out of wiggle room. The abrupt resignation of his prime minister Monday, Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval, puts the French leader in a bind. None of the options now […]

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Why tiny Moldova is so important to Russia and the EU | World News

Moldovan President Maia Sandu (Pic credit: AP) Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Moldova has been popping up in the news with increasing frequency.The Republic of Moldova is a small country on Ukraine’s southwestern border, and in the spring of 2022, it seemed possible that Russia might also invade and occupy it.This would […]

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Nobel Prize for Donald Trump? Emmanuel Macron sets one condition; what he said

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron (Imags/Agencies) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump could only be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully stops the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, news agency AFP reported. Speaking to BFMTV from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in […]

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Nobel Prize for Donald Trump? Emmanuel Macron sets one condition; what he said

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron (Imags/Agencies) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump could only be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully stops the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, news agency AFP reported. Speaking to BFMTV from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in […]

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‘I am waiting on street’: French president Macron calls Trump after NYC police stop him – watch video

French President Emmanuel Macron’s convoy was stopped by police in New York City on Monday, bringing traffic to a standstill during the high-level UN General Assembly session, reports news agency PTI.The delay was caused by strict traffic restrictions in place for US President Donald Trump’s motorcade. A vrial video on social media shows Macron and […]

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‘Will be legitimate targets’: Vladimir Putin warns of direct attacks in Ukraine; blames Western forces for conflict

Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any Western forces sent to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s military, following Kyiv’s allies’ pledge to deploy troops if a peace deal is reached.“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will be legitimate targets,” […]

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‘Everybody hates Russia but loves Germany and Japan’: Donald Trump reflects on World War II in talks with Macron and Putin; calls it ‘a strange world’

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump took a reflective turn on Thursday, steering a conversation back in time to the days of World War II. In remarks that blended history with surprise, Trump recounted recent conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin—both of which circled back to one of […]

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Don’t let deep sea become ‘wild west’, Guterres tells world leaders

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (Image credit: AP) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans “become the wild west”, at the start in France of a global summit on the seas.World leaders are attending the UN Ocean Conference in Nice as nations tussle over contentious […]

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Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threats

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore (Image credit: AP) China and North Korea‘s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine has exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense, top security officials said Sunday. North Korea has […]

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Macron and Hegseth to address China and the Ukraine war at Singapore security forum

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron (right) (Image credit: AP) SINGAPORE: French President Emmanuel Macron and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the world leaders, diplomats and top defence officials in Singapore this weekend for a security forum that will focus on China’s growing assertiveness, the global impact of […]

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