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Business and pleasure on menu for Macron’s second day in US
World
April 24, 2018
Business and pleasure on menu for Macron’s second day in US
A sit-down between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron followed by a joint news conference highlight the business…
‘Speaking truth to power’: Female activists dominate top environmental prize
World
April 24, 2018
‘Speaking truth to power’: Female activists dominate top environmental prize
The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced the seven recipients of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize, the world’s largest and most…
Paris suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout
World
April 23, 2018
Paris suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout
A Belgian court on Monday found Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, guilty of terrorism-related attempted…
French parliament passes sweeping immigration law
World
April 23, 2018
French parliament passes sweeping immigration law
The bill aims to ease bureaucracy, support migrant integration and speed up deportations, among other measures. But it was not…
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
Middle East
April 21, 2018
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government…
$2.5 bn worth of trade between Egypt, France in 2016/17
Economy
April 20, 2018
$2.5 bn worth of trade between Egypt, France in 2016/17
Trade between Egypt and France reached a value of $2.5 billion in the fiscal year 2016/17, announced the manager…
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin
World
April 19, 2018
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron present united front in Berlin
Chancellor Angela Merkel received her French counterpart on a building site in central Berlin on Thursday, and German media delighted in…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
World
April 17, 2018
EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the…
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
World
April 17, 2018
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally,…