Tag: French President Emmanuel Macron

Egg Thrown at French President Macron During Food Trade Fair

September 27, 2021
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PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron was hit at the shoulder Monday by an egg thrown at him by a man during a visit to an international food trade fair in the French city of Lyon. A video of the incident, widely shared on social media, shows Macron walking through the crowd when an egg bounced off…

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France’s Macron Visits Iraq’s Mosul Destroyed by ISIS

August 29, 2021
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MOSUL, Iraq—French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, which suffered widespread destruction during the war to defeat the ISIS terrorist group in 2017. He vowed to fight alongside regional governments against terrorism. Macron said ISIS carried out deadly attacks throughout the world from its self-declared caliphate in parts of Syria…

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Macron Says France, Britain to Propose Kabul Safe Zone

August 29, 2021
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PARIS—France and Britain will submit a resolution to an emergency United Nations meeting due Monday on Afghanistan proposing a safe zone in Kabul to try and protect people trying to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. “Our resolution proposal aims to define a safe zone in Kabul, under UN control, which…

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China’s Xi Tells Macron, Merkel He Hopes to Expand Cooperation With Europe

July 5, 2021
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BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel he hoped China and Europe would expand cooperation to better respond to global challenges, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In a three-way video call, Xi also expressed the hope that Europeans can play a more active role in international affairs,…

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France, US Agree on China Threat But Devil is In the Details

June 28, 2021
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Commentary France and the United States are finally “‘on the same page’ in their determination to resist the possibility of a Chinese-led world order that would be ‘profoundly illiberal in nature,’” according to a New York Times interview with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken published on June 25. Blinken said that “‘our purpose is not…

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