Emmanuel Macron

Putin to meet with Xi Jinping, Macron on November 30

Moscow - TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron in Buenos Aires on November 30, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday. Putin will also meet with the leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries and hold talks in the RIC format (Russia, India, and China). "On November 30,..Read more

Israel's cabinet instructs army to continue attacks in Gaza "as necessary"

Jerusalem - Xinhua

Israel's security cabinet adjourned on Tuesday after a seven-hour meeting, instructing the army to continue the air attacks in Gaza "as necessary." A statement released by the Prime Minister's Office said the cabinet discussed the recent bloody escalation and "heard reports from the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and security sources about the attacks and the large-scale actions against the terrorist..Read more

Merkel calls for eventual creation of a European army

Strasbourg - DPA

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the eventual creation of a European army, echoing a similar suggestion by French President Emmanuel Macron. "We should work on the vision of creating a real European army one day," Merkel said in an address to the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg. "A common European army would show the world..Read more

Putin arrives at Arc de Triomphe in Paris for WWI Armistice ceremony

Paris - TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Arc de Triomphe in downtown Paris, where the key ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Armistice is beginning. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is beneath the Arc de Triomphe, is a monument to the warriors, who died in 1914-1918. Most heads of delegations arrived at the..Read more

Why world powers are unlikely to start another great war

Andrew Hammond

The US mid-term elections occupied many of the political headlines last week, but another landmark event awaited Donald Trump as he headed to Europe at the weekend. For Trump, pausing for breath after a hectic campaign, joined other world leaders such as Vladimir Putin to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. This includes a key..Read more

Potential Brexit deal will not end May’s woes

Andrew Hammond

Theresa May will meet with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron this weekend on the sidelines of events to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. The conversations come amidst growing speculation that a fudged Brexit deal could be agreed before Christmas, and possibly even this month. After the best part of two years of negotiations, a..Read more

Russia, Germany, Turkey, France committed to Syria’s territorial integrity

Berlin - TASS

The participants of the four-party summit in Istanbul - Russia, Turkey, Germany and France - are committed to the territorial integrity of Syria, according to a communique released by the German government on Saturday. The leaders of the four nations "confirmed their commitment to sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic," the document reads. They are..Read more

Vladimir Putin to visit Paris on November 11

Moscow - TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Paris on November 11, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. "We plan to fly to Paris on November 11," Ushakov said. Putin will take part in the Armistice Day events on the Champs-Elysees and meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, he added. ..Read more

S. Korean president to meet leaders of Britain, Germany, Thailand this week

Paris - Yonhap

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold bilateral meetings with British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Belgium this week, the presidential office said Tuesday. Moon is currently on a nine-day tour of France, Italy, the Vatican, Belgium and Denmark until Sunday. He..Read more

Macron "awaiting explanation" from Iran on who ordered France bomb plot

Paris - Egypt Today

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday it was not clear whether a foiled attack on a Paris-based Iranian opposition group was ordered by the higher echelons of authorities in Tehran. “As you know Iran is sometimes divided into different factions and tensions, and so I can’t say today whether the order came from the top or from this (security)..Read more