Emmanuel Macron

Huge Crowds Flock To Vatican for Pope Francis's Funeral

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Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, which will be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's ...

New Round of Ukraine Talks in UK "Postponed"

This is Beirut, 23/04 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine peace talks involving international foreign ministers scheduled to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed, the UK government said, but a meeting of lower level officials will still take place. "The Ukraine Peace Talks meeting with Foreign Ministers today is being postponed. Official level talks will continue," the ...

Pope Francis’ Funeral Set for Saturday, World Leaders Expected

This is Beirut, 22/04 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honor the Catholic leader. The Argentine pontiff, 88, died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling ...

Macron Invites Foreign Researchers to "Choose France"

This is Beirut, 18/04 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited foreign researchers to work in France, in an apparent effort to lure US scientists hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald Trump. "Researchers from the world over, choose France, choose Europe," Macron said on X. https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1913265914377633928  The ...

France Hails Constructive Talks for Ceasefire in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 17/04 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed rare talks involving top US, European, and Ukrainian officials as a "very important occasion for convergence" as Kyiv's allies seek to rekindle stalled ceasefire efforts amid transatlantic tensions. The talks involving US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff come as Donald ...

Paris and Washington Face Off Over Peace in Ukraine

Ryan Chaba, 17/04 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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During a visit to Paris on Thursday, April 17, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is working to revive ceasefire talks on Ukraine. But while the US pushes for a swift agreement, European leaders fear a rushed deal could undermine Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Diverging Positions Three years into the war between Russia and Ukraine, the ...

Macron to Hold Ukraine War Talks with Rubio, Witkoff in Paris

This is Beirut, 17/04 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron was set to meet in Paris Thursday with America's top diplomat about crafting a Ukraine ceasefire as Washington and Europe seek common ground on ending the fighting. Top Ukrainian officials were also in the French capital on Thursday to meet EU and US delegations, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said, ...

France Expels 12 Algerian Officials and Recalls Envoy

This is Beirut, 15/04 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday decided to expel 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled the French ambassador in Algiers, his office said, as a spat escalates between the two countries. The retaliatory measure came after the former French colony on Sunday ordered 12 French officials from the interior ministry to ...

Netanyahu Tells Macron: Palestinian State 'Huge Reward for Terrorism'

This is Beirut, 15/04 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be a "huge reward for terrorism". Macron, meanwhile, posted on X that he had told Netanyahu the suffering of civilians in Gaza "must end" and only a ceasefire in the war with Hamas would free the remaining ...

Macron and Abbas Agree on 'Urgent' Need for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 14/04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an "urgent" ceasefire in Gaza during a phone conversation on Monday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. "They emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire, the acceleration of humanitarian aid delivery, the rejection of the displacement of the ...

Israel PM Says Macron 'Gravely Mistaken' In Promoting Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 13/04 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron was "gravely mistaken" in advocating for a Palestinian state. "President Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our land— a state whose sole aspiration is the destruction of Israel," Netanyahu ...

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