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Macron says EU must follow its own course, avoid getting caught up in Taiwan issue

French President Emmanuel Macron says that Europe should have its own strategic autonomy and "avoid the trap to be caught in the crises which are not ours," referring to Taiwan, which is at the core of the current China-US crisis. Currently China is holding massive war games in the vicinity…

Radio France Internationale

Ten feared trapped under rubble of collapsed apartment block in Marseille

Local mayor says ‘we have to be prepared to have fatalities in this terrible tragedy’

The Independent UK

Macron says Europe should not follow U.S. or Chinese policy over Taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron said in comments published on Sunday that Europe had no interest in an acceleration of the crisis over Taiwan and should pursue a strategy independent of both Washington and Beijing.

Reuters

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Two bodies found after Marseille building destroyed in explosion

Local authorities said six people remain unaccounted for after the blast in the La Plaine neighbourhood

Evening Standard

Opinion: Macron and VDL’s Visits to China – Will the Rejection of Decoupling Lead to Restoration of Relations?

China is willing to work with all parties, including Europe, to promote dialogue and resolve conflicts through political means

Caixin Global

After Macron's visit, China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. The war games started after a 4-day visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to China.

Radio France Internationale

France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

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China ‘war games’ encircle Taiwan with massive naval force

China has begun three days of naval exercises around Taiwan are meant to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's US visit

The New Daily

China begins military drills around Taiwan after Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US Speaker

China begins three days of military exercises around Taiwan to express anger at President Tsai Ing-wen's trip to the United States, with the island reporting 71 Chinese planes and nine ships crossed the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.

ABC News

Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line as angry China starts drills

Seventy-one Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began drills around Taiwan in anger at President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Reuters

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen visit China to urge Xi Jinping to use his influence; how Ukraine is bringing Bucha back to life

The Guardian - AU

France-China trade ties: 'There is a greater risk due to the current geopolitical climate'

Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by top French business executives, concluded his trip to China on Friday with a visit to the southern city of Canton, where he met with more Chinese investors. With trade talks on the agenda, several deals between companies from both countries have already been sealed during the…

France 24

China signals wait-and-see stance on big jet orders

China and France will study the need for cargo planes and long-haul jets "in due course," a joint statement said on Friday, following a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters

French Top Diplomat in Rare Meeting with Iran Counterpart in Beijing

France's foreign minister has held a rare face-to-face meeting with her Iranian counterpart in China, urging Tehran to release French nationals "arbitrarily detained" in Iran, the foreign ministry said Friday. Catherine Colonna, traveling with President Emmanuel Macron on his state visit to China, met Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beijing. Amir-Abdollohian was…

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Putin’s forces ‘reach centre’ of key Ukrainian city Bakhmut in bloody battle

Advance – including airborne troops and Wagner militia – endangers key supply route for Kyiv

France 24

'If we don't solve the nitrogen crisis, our economy will get stuck': Dutch deputy PM

The Dutch coalition government survived a no-confidence vote on April 5. But its problems are far from over – with pressure from the farmers' movement causing tensions inside the coalition. The pro-farmers' BBB party made a breakthrough in the provincial elections in March, rattling the political establishment. Farmers are calling…

Reuters

At elite Chinese university, Macron hails 'critical thinking'

French President Emmanuel Macron was given a rock star welcome by Chinese students at an elite university in Guangzhou where he took questions and hailed critical thinking in a country with tight media and political control.

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan president’s meeting with US speaker divides opinion at home

While Tsai Ing-wen was visiting the US, her predecessor was in Beijing on a mission to bolster cross-strait relations

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Kremlin followed EU-China talks, doubts China will change stance

The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Followed EU-China Talks, Doubts China Will Change Stance

France 24

IMF predicts five-year economic dip, with low-income countries hardest hit

We look at why the IMF's predicted economic growth of just 3 percent, the lowest forecast since 1990, could hurt developing nations most. We also take a closer look at Airbus's deal in China, as French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Finally, we find out why…

Reuters

With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to "counter" U.S.

China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States.

The Guardian - UK

China enters riskier space by positioning itself as diplomatic alternative to US

Recent meetings in Beijing mark a return to the world stage but with that comes increased scrutiny

Reuters

France needs healing period, PM says, without offering tonic

France needs to "go through a healing period" after weeks of sometimes violent street protests against plans to raise the retirement age, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said, though she offered no clear path out of the political turmoil.

Radio France Internationale

Macron's China visit reaps cultural, economic rewards but stalls on Ukraine

French President Macron's three-day visit to China has so far seen a strengthening of economic and cultural ties, but no firm commitments on Chinese mediation in the Ukraine war – one of the trip's main objectives.

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