カテゴリー: Emmanuel Macron
French leader sees Beijing as possible ‘gamechanger’ and will also discuss European trade on three-day visitEmmanuel Macron has arrived in China for a three-day state visit during which he hopes to dissuade Xi Jinping from supporting Russia’s invasion …
Emmanuel Macron has said China’s engagement in peace in Ukraine is a ‘good thing’.The French president told reporters that he would visit China in early April, in part to seek Beijing’s help with ending the warRussia-Ukraine wa…
Damaging optics of ‘family’ photo at CSTO summit highlights fragility of Russia’s influence in wake of war in UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesArmenia has asked the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to chair peace talks with Azerbaijan i…
French president believes China can help push Russia to de-escalate Ukraine warRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to visit Beijing in the new year and believes his Chinese counterpart, Xi …
From Xi Jinping’s first international appearance in three years to leaders snubbing Russia, here are the significant momentsThe G20 meeting in Bali signalled Xi Jinping’s emergence from three years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, with the French pr…
As world leaders prepare for a meeting of UN general assembly, the raging war of narratives shows no sign of abatingRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesUntil one short week ago, the geopolitical balance in Ukraine could be likened to Zugzwang, a word de…
Counter-meeting attendees urge leaders not to let China off hook over human rights abuses in return for climate cooperationLegislators from around the world have gathered on the fringes of the G20 summit in Rome to protest against the presence of the C…
Marise Payne says she regrets France’s ‘deep disappointment’, as tension with Indonesia over Aukus deal revealedGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s foreign minister will meet with the French ambassador next week in an attem…
Jean-Pierre Thebault was angry about Aukus as he left Australia on Saturday night, saying: ‘It’s like in a couple, you know, when you commit … you don’t run away’Australia ‘regrets’ France’s recall of ambassadorGet our free news app; get our morning em…
The EU increasingly embraces the idea of a continental identity, one that’s white and Christian. Is it really the liberal body of remainer lore?When Kabul fell in mid-August, almost the first reaction of European leaders was fear of another wave of ref…
UN security council discussing proposal to allow safe passage for people leaving AfghanistanBritish troops and international allies could return to Kabul airport to help police a UN safe zone in the capital in order to allow safe passage for people try…
Analysis: Tuesday’s meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden’s handling of crisisThe emergency meeting of G7 nations on Tuesday – called by Boris Johnson as this year’s chair of the G7 – is in essence a gathering of the vanqu…
• French readout of call with Biden included phrase• Macron said of Afghan allies: ‘We cannot abandon them’The White House’s readout of a call between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron on the crisis in Afghanistan leaves out an impassioned plea from the Fr…
French president draws criticism for saying country must ‘protect itself from a wave of migrants’ Emmanuel Macron has been accused of pandering to the far right after he said France should have a robust plan to “anticipate and protect itself from a wav…
Analysis: can the west confront Beijing on trade and human rights and cooperate on the climate crisis?• G7 summit: latest news and reactionIn an extra-secure, 90-minute session, with the phones and wifi cut off, all designed to block any eavesdropping …