Emmanuel Macron Archives

‘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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Stay away, you loser’: Lip reader reveals what French First Lady told Emmanuel Macron after shoving him

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 […]

France’s lower house backs assisted dying bill | World News

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 […]

Face-shove by wife on foreign tour a joke: Macron

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 […]

Who is Brigitte Macron? France’s First Lady who allegedly slapped husband Emmanuel Macron | World News

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 […]

Did French President’s wife shove his face? Viral video sparks speculation over Macron’s airport moment in Vietnam

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 […]

Macron open to deploying French nuclear weapons in Europe

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 […]