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Russia to open ‘humanitarian routes’ to Ukraine, but fears persist
Kyiv (AFP) – Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine on Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kiev insisted the move was a ... -
Zelensky calls for closing “the sky” for Russian missiles, planes and helicopters
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, chairs a Defense Council at the Elysée Palace in Paris on Monday.” class=”Image-p11edh-0 gubAgz”/>French President Emmanuel Macron, center, chairs a Defense ... -
Where is Voltaire? mystery of the Parisian statue solved | France
What would the City of Lights be without one of its Enlightenment lights? For 18 months, worried Parisians have been missing a statue of the philosopher ... -
News from Russia: EU unable to stand up to Putin, warns former Trump adviser Bolton | World | News
Nord Stream 2 should be ‘cut’, says John Bolton Mr Bolton, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2018, leaving his post 16 months ... -
White House warnings on Russia strain Ukraine-US partnership
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Friday sharply criticized the Biden administration for its ominous warnings of an impending Russian attack, saying they had unnecessarily raised ... -
Melania Trump’s hat auction hit by cryptocurrency plunge
Melania Trump’s much-discussed online auction, featuring a hat she wore at the White House during a 2018 visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, is turning into ... -
Crisis in Ukraine: Putin the player may have gone too far to back down
Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to escalate tensions with Ukraine in recent months by placing a huge and unprecedented Russian military force on its borders ... -
Omicron begins French support for Macron: Ifop poll for the JDD
(Bloomberg) – French President Emmanuel Macron, who is set to seek re-election in April, is losing support following the latest spike in Covid cases in the ... -
French teachers launch day-long strike against Macron’s COVID-19 policy
Today, French teachers are staging a one-day nationwide strike against French President Emmanuel Macron‘s government and its school health protocols for COVID-19. School inspectors and nurses ... -
EU News: Olaf Scholz will make Emmanuel Macron an ally of EU and German prosperity after Merkel | World | News
Mr. Scholz, since taking the oath as Chancellor in early December, has made sure that a visit to the Elysee Palace is first on his agenda. ... -
Virus forces changes in Vegas gadget collection
LAS VEGAS – CES’s annual gadget convention will last three days instead of four amid an increase in COVID-19 cases and the withdrawal of some of ... -
How France lost Mali: failure to quell the jihadist threat opens the door to Russia
Upon his arrival in the Saharan Malian city of Timbuktu in 2013 to celebrate his liberation from the Islamists with the help of French forces, then ... -
French forces leave Timbuktu in Mali after nearly nine years | News
The French army has said “will be present in a different way” as the former colonial power reduces its military presence in Mali. French forces have ... -
New Caledonia says “no” to independence
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia – New Caledonia, a small group of islands in the South Pacific, will not mark the new year by becoming the youngest country ... -
RK Singh on UN Granting “Observer” Status to India-Led ISA
The United Nations (UN) has granted âobserverâ status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former French ... -
The French army in the face of growing protests in the Sahel
Published on: 11/30/2021 – 4:32 PM Bamako (AFP) – France’s military engagement in the Sahel faces growing opposition in the region, with protests once isolated from ... -
Italy and France make amends with a treaty – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article ROME – After a few years of stormy transalpine relations, Italy and France are putting their differences behind them ... -
Michel Barnier in the spotlight of the French elections as the turn to the right bears fruit | Michel barnier
IAt a thriving western Paris restaurant, fans of former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gathered to hear their hero speak, cheering on the mild-mannered 70-year-old who ... -
White House calls Harris “vital partner” after report
The White House defended Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday night, calling her a “vital partner” after CNN reported there were tensions between Harris’s office and ... -
Without saying it, Macron launches his candidacy for re-election – the Durango Herald
Prime-time speech to the nation by French President Emmanuel Macron was a lot like launching a re-election campaign LE PECQ, France (AP) – “I am running ... -
Vandalism at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Condemned | Crime-and-Courts
KELSEY LANDIS Belleville News-Democrat Vandals dumped or damaged free vintage products in bathrooms at the University of Southern Illinois in Edwardsville, which was condemned Thursday. Alestle ... -
Video shows Greta Thunberg assaulted at Glasgow station ahead of COP26 climate summit
Greta Thunberg seen at Glasgow Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland on October 30, 2021. REUTERS / Yves Herman World leaders travel to Glasgow, Scotland for the ... -
Coal-producing countries balk at calls to exit the G20 – POLITICO
ROME – A group of coal users and exporters blocks G20 efforts to call for an end to coal use – what organizers hoped to send ... -
G7 panel calls for change in global economic governance ahead of G20 and Cop26
The G7 Economic Resilience Panel called for a significant change in economic governance to better prepare global economies for the next crisis. Under Britain’s G7 presidency, ... -
Update on the latest cases: | Missouri
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks falter ahead of corporate earnings and inflation data NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks falter on Wall Street as traders wait for more inflation ... -
A misleading sub-agreement increases the risks
PARIS (AP) – The French ambassador to Australia has said Australian officials lied to his face and increased the risk of confrontation in Asia by reaching ... -
The rights of American decline
Democrats scramble to find an argument, any argument, that sells their $ 5,000 billion spending plan to a skeptical public. The latest and surprising attempt is ... -
Boris Johnson: Brexit hero under pressure
Published on: 06/10/2021 – 03:20Amended: 06/10/2021 – 03:18 London (AFP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long defied political gravity, but hopes his signature optimism can ... -
Blinken, in Paris, tries to restore confidence after submarine snob
PARIS – Step by step, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday sought to restore confidence between the United States and France following a secret ... -
Antony Blinken has a delicate job in Paris after Submarine Row
Not so long ago, the thinner French relations of John Kerry, one of Mr Blinken’s predecessors as Secretary of State, drew chuckles from Tories who hinted ... -
Marine Le Pen’s woes worsen as her French far-right rival overwhelms her
Receive free updates on the French presidential election We will send you a MyFT Daily Summary email gathering every morning the news of the French presidential ... -
Emmanuel Macron humiliated while Merkel “is content to claim that France is more influential than it is” | World | New
President Biden calls Emmanuel Macron after AUKUS controversy The French president has, in recent weeks, made his weight on the world political scene. He reacted with ... -
France pledges support for new Lebanese prime minister
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the new Lebanese Prime Minister to the presidential palace on Friday, wishing him success and promising that France would ... -
International and domestic crises offer Biden a week of testing | Politics
President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday to world leaders who are more or less angry with a pact on US-Australian nuclear submarines, upset by the killing of ... -
EUROPEAN MIDDAY BRIEFING: Fall in stocks in China -2-
The Universal Music Group spin-off by Vivendi SE, expected on Tuesday, will leave the French conglomerate deprived of its most lucrative business and test the market’s ... -
Iraq in Mosul struggles to rebuild itself without funds
Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) Iraqi trader Ahmad Riad is once again busy serving customers in a Mosul market four years after the city was destroyed in fighting ... -
French President Emmanuel Macron to pay first official visit to Dublin
French President Emmanuel Macron is making his first official visit to Ireland on Thursday. He is due to undertake a day-long visit to Dublin which will ... -
France and South Pacific Countries Fight “Predatory” Fishing as China Expands Reach
LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP / POOL / AFP via Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France and countries ... -
France clears visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Visitors take in the view from the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday, July 16, 2021. The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday for the first time ... -
EU to adopt sanctions regime against Lebanese leaders, France says
PARIS, July 12 (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday agreed to adopt a sanctions regime for Lebanese leaders by the end of July, France said, ... -
Haitian president assassinated in night raid, shaking fragile nation
The first explosions sounded after 1 a.m., shattering the calm in the neighborhood that housed President Jovenel Moïse and several of Haiti’s wealthiest citizens. Locals immediately ... -
Paris obtains a new JPMorgan commercial hub in the post-Brexit push
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday inaugurated JPMorgan’s new shopping center in Paris, as France advocates for more banking jobs and tries to ... -
France, US agree on dangers of rising China, says Blinken
PARIS – Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, speaking in an interview after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, said the United States and France were ... -
Biden urges G-7 allies for bolder front against China
President Biden and his Group of 7 allies focused on an effort on Saturday to unify the world‘s leading democracies in a new endeavor to reduce ... -
G7: Here’s what to know about the meeting of world leaders
The G7 is a shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization of leaders from some of the world’s largest economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United ... -
Special Tribunal for Lebanon closes due to economic problems
June 9, 2021, 13:03 BEIRUT â The 12-year-old United Nations-backed international tribunal that continues assassinations of Lebanese politicians will cease operations this month unless funds are ... -
Review: Meritocracy is a Myth
Prince Charles watches a play during a visit to Eton College near Windsor, Britain June 9, 2015. REUTERS / Steve Parsons / Pool In the 18th ... -
Corruption risks in the Balkans derail EU enlargement | Voice of America
European Union leaders are scheduled in the coming weeks to once again discuss the progress of long-stalled requests from Balkan states to join the bloc. But ... -
Should parents have the choice of keeping their child in the same year after a disrupted second year of school?
After a pandemic year of switching between in-person and distance learning, Nicholas Madott is not ready to move from Kindergarten to Grade 1 this fall, according ... -
Investments needed to make Africa a champion of economic growth
Dear South African comrade, Last week, media around the world broadcast heartbreaking footage of a young boy adrift off the coast of the Spanish enclave of ... -
Let’s rebuild the port of Beirut in lower than three years, says Frenchman CMA CGM
PARIS (Reuters) – French container transport group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild the port of Beirut inside three years, regardless of the political ...