Emmanuel Macron
Tensions mount over French transport strike
World
December 15, 2019
Tensions mount over French transport strike
Tensions between the French government and unions opposed to pension reforms mounted Sunday as a crippling transport strike entered its…
EU leaders break stalemate over climate target, claim deal
Environment
December 13, 2019
EU leaders break stalemate over climate target, claim deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders broke a deadlock early Friday and claimed a deal over a key climate target by…
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
World
December 9, 2019
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict…
Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites
World
December 8, 2019
Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites
Public transport in France was crippled for a fourth day Sunday as the government prepared to respond to anger over…
No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited
World
December 7, 2019
No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited
France was on Saturday expecting its most serious nationwide strike in years to paralyse the country over the weekend, with…
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
World
December 6, 2019
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains…
NATO unity on the line as feuding leaders meet
World
December 4, 2019
NATO unity on the line as feuding leaders meet
NATO leaders will attempt to make a convincing show of unity on Wednesday when they meet to conclude a summit…
Trump launches NATO meet with attack on “nasty” France
World
December 3, 2019
Trump launches NATO meet with attack on “nasty” France
US President Donald Trump launched a two-day NATO meeting Tuesday with a blistering attack on France’s criticism of the alliance…
Turkey threatens to block NATO plan on summit eve
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Turkey threatens to block NATO plan on summit eve
LONDON (Reuters) — Turkey will oppose a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries unless the alliance backs it in recognizing…
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a…