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As King Charles Hosts Trump, what do UK State Visits Entail?

This is Beirut, 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK late Tuesday for a state visit with his wife, Melania -- a rare privilege made at the invitation of King Charles III. These pomp-filled visits are organized at the recommendation of the British government to strengthen diplomatic, trade or personal relations with certain countries and their ...

France Set for Disruption as New PM Takes Office

This is Beirut, 10/09 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport, education and other services suffer disruptions in a show of grassroots anger against President Emmanuel Macron. The protests, led by a loose left-wing collective called "Block Everything", could be a baptism of ...

Macron Names Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu New Prime Minister

This is Beirut, 09/09 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. In choosing Lecornu, 39, to replace Francois Bayrou as the seventh premier of his mandate, Macron has plumped for one of his closest allies ...

Macron Scrambles to Find New French PM After Bayrou Ousted

This is Beirut, 09/09 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday after his government was ejected in a confidence vote, with the French leader rushing to find a successor and stave off a new political crisis. On Monday, Bayrou suffered a crushing loss in a confidence vote he had himself called, plunging France ...

French Parliament Set to Eject PM in Blow to Macron

This is Beirut, 08/09 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's parliament is expected to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, plunging the key EU member into new political uncertainty and creating a painful dilemma for President Emmanuel Macron. Bayrou blind sided even his allies by calling a confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity ...

Lebanon and France Discuss Military Support and Reconstruction Initiatives

This is Beirut, 07/09 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi held a phone conversation with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, on Sunday, expressing gratitude for France’s pivotal role in renewing the UNIFIL mandate under optimal terms. Barrot welcomed Lebanon’s adoption of the army’s plan to reassert state control over all weapons nationwide and reaffirmed ...

Russia rejects Western security guarantees for Ukraine after coalition pledges force

This is Beirut, 05/09 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a "reassurance" force to deploy in the war torn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow. On Friday morning, Putin said any Western troops in Ukraine would be target for Russian army. A force to deter ...

Israel FM Says No Macron Visit Unless France Drops Palestinian State Recognition

This is Beirut, 04/09 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister said Thursday that his government would not agree to a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron so long as Paris plans to recognize a Palestinian state. A statement from Israel's foreign ministry said Gideon Saar told France's top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot in a phone call that "there is no room" ...

Macron Says 26 Countries Pledge Ukraine Post-War Security

This is Beirut, 04/09 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Twenty-six countries have offered to contribute to Ukraine's security after any ceasefire deal with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said after a summit on Thursday, adding that US support would be finalized in coming days. A summit of Kyiv "coalition of the willing" allies to firm up security guarantees if or when there is a peace deal ...

Zelensky Meets European Leaders on Ukraine Security Guarantees

This is Beirut, 04/09 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were meeting in Paris on Thursday to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord with Russia to end the three-and-a-half-year war sparked by Moscow's 2022 invasion. The guarantees by the so-called coalition of the willing, which remain under wraps but are ...

NATO Chief Expects 'Clarity' Soon on Europe's Contribution to Ukraine Guarantees

This is Beirut, 03/09 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that he expected talks between European leaders in Paris to firm up plans on security guarantees for Ukraine, and pave the way to get a clearer picture on US involvement. "Tomorrow will be an important meeting, so I expect tomorrow, or soon after tomorrow, to have clarity on what collectively we can deliver," ...

Macron: Israeli 'Annexation' Cannot Halt Push for Palestinian State Recognition

This is Beirut, 02/09 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Israel cannot stop a push towards the recognition of a Palestinian state through its expanded offensive in Gaza or by annexing more Palestinian territory. France is one of several countries planning to recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York, with Belgium ...

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