Tag: Emmanuel Macron

Australia to Pay $830M Over Scrapped French Submarine Deal

Australia will pay French company Naval Group about $830 million to settle a scrapped defence contract that would have seen it build submarines in South Australia. Australia’s fleet of Collins submarines were going to be replaced by a conventional fleet constructed by Naval Group but that deal was abandoned by the Morrison government, which decided to…


French President Looks Forward to ‘Rebuilding Trust’ With New Australian PM

French President Emmanuel Macron has fired a farewell shot to the outgoing Australian prime minister while welcoming new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. In a statement released by the Élysée Palace, Macron said that he had spoken with the newly elected Australian prime minister. “After noting the deep breach of trust that followed former Prime Minister Scott…


France: Bag of Small Tomatoes Causes Scare at Macron Event

PARIS—Newly reelected French President Emmanuel Macron narrowly avoided being pelted by what looked like a small sackful of cherry tomatoes Wednesday as he waded through a boisterous and packed crowd in a market northwest of Paris. About six of the small fruits, some orange, some red, contained in what looked like a blue plastic bag,…


US Officials Meet w/ Zelenskyy, Want Russia Weakened; Wikipedia Deletes Entry for Hunter Biden Firm | NTD News Today

Washington’s top diplomat and the secretary of defense visited Ukraine over the weekend. It was the first official U.S. visit since Russia invaded. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in California seized more than 92 pounds of illegal fentanyl over the weekend. The office says the amount is enough to kill about 20 million people. At…


UK’s Johnson Hails Macron Victory, Stresses Common Stance on Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his reelection and said he looks forward to working with the French president on issues such as the war in Ukraine. Final results of the runoff election on April 24 showed Macron beat his right-wing opponent Marine Le Pen with 58.54 percent of the vote,…


French President Macron Beats Le Pen to Win Second Term: Projections

French voters went to the polls Sunday for the presidential election run-off between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron is expected to take 58.2 percent of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.8 percent. Pollsters Ipsos & Sopra, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos & Sopra Steria for French…


French President Macron Projected Winner in Election as Le Pen Concedes

French voters went to the polls Sunday for the presidential election run-off between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron is expected to take 58.2 percent of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.8 percent. Pollsters Ipsos & Sopra, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos & Sopra Steria for French…


French President Macron Wins Reelection

French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, defeating National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen. With 97 percent of votes counted, Macron was on course for a solid 57.4 percent of the vote, interior ministry figures showed. Minutes after Macron was projected to be the winner, Le Pen conceded defeat via her social media. She…


French President Macron Wins Reelection, Le Pen concedes

French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term on Sunday, defeating National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen. With 97 percent of votes counted, Macron was on course for a solid 57.4 percent of the vote, interior ministry figures showed. Minutes after Macron was projected to be the winner, Le Pen conceded defeat via her social media….


France and Germany Could Be Doing More to Support Ukraine: UK Minister

France and Germany could be doing more to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion, a UK minister has said. Oliver Dowden, a minister without portfolio who also serves as chairman of the Conservative Party, told the BBC on Sunday that the West needs to “continue to tighten the ratchet on Russia” as Moscow…