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 […]
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 […]
French First Lady Brigitte Macron appeared to publicly shove her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, in the face before delivering a stinging four-word remark, according to a professional lip reader.The incident unfolded as the French president’s plane landed in Hanoi on Sunday evening. As the aircraft door opened, Brigitte, 72, placed both hands on her husband’s […]
PARIS: France’s lower house on Tuesday approved a right-to-die bill in the first reading, the initial step in a lengthy process that could grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances.“The National Assembly’s vote on legislation concerning the development of palliative care and assisted dying is an important step,” President Emmanuel […]
French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed a viral video showing his wife, Brigitte, seemingly pushing his face away upon arrival in Hanoi as playful banter. Macron attributed the incident and other recent viral videos, including false claims of cocaine use and a strained handshake with Turkey’s president, to disinformation campaigns. HANOI: They were just playfighting. That […]
Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France and wife of President Emmanuel Macron, is back in the spotlight after a viral video appeared to show her shoving or slapping the president aboard a plane in Vietnam. Emmanuel Macron later told reporters the moment was simply “bickering, or rather joking” with his wife and “nothing,” cautioning […]
A viral video clip has stirred speculation online after capturing an unusual moment involving French President Emmanuel Macron and reportedly his wife Brigitte during their arrival in Vietnam for a Southeast Asian tour.Filmed on Sunday evening, the footage shows the aircraft door opening with Macron stepping into view. Seconds later, a pair of hands appear […]
French President Emmanuel Macron (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he was open to discussing the potential deployment of his country’s nuclear weapons elsewhere in Europe.The comments came in an interview with French broadcaster TF1 on Tuesday evening.Macron noted that the United States already stations nuclear-armed aircraft in Europe.“The Americans have the […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed what he described as a “potentially great day for Russia and Ukraine,” after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting peace talks with Kyiv amid renewed international pressure for a ceasefire.Posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Think of the hundreds of thousands of […]
This is an AI generated image, used for representational purposes only PARIS: France on Monday accused the United States of violating international law after President Donald Trump signed an order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside his country’s territorial waters.Washington wants to spearhead mining for mineral-rich nodules in the deepest ocean floor, […]
