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The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

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

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

The Independent UK

'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…

France 24

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.

Reuters

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

Reuters

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

France 24

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.

Reuters

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

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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.

Daily Mirror

Brits' Easter travel chaos begins as 'nightmare' queues form at Dover ahead of weekend

P&O Ferries was reporting delays of at least an hour to the Port of Dover as early as 8am today, following chaotic scenes last weekend which saw thousands of Brits delayed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron in Guangzhou on Final Day of China Trip

French President Emmanuel Macron meets students and dines with Xi Jinping in the southern city of Guangzhou Friday, wrapping up a three-day state visit to China that has been dominated by discussions of how Beijing could mediate the Ukraine conflict. The French president, who arrived in the capital on Wednesday,…

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Remembering Rwanda's darkest hundred days and the thousands who died

Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militia.

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The Guardian - AU

Kremlin says its strategic aim is to create a ‘new world order’ – as it happened

Foreign minister says Russia rejects a ‘unipolar world order led by one hegemon’

Reuters

Ukraine seeks to prevent military leaks after NATO assistance plans reportedly appear on social media

Ukraine's leaders discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information on Friday after secret documents detailing U.S. and NATO efforts to help the country plan a counter-offensive against Russia's invasion reportedly appeared on social media.

Tribune News Service

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Push is on to boost troops’ housing allowance

The Independent UK

Port of Dover Easter travel delays warning sparks fear of chaos at border

Easter getaway weekend could see further travel chaos at the border after warning of Port of Dover delays.

France 24

‘We’re the only check on Macron’: French protesters vow no let-up in bitter pension battle

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators hit French streets on Thursday for an eleventh day of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension reform, with protesters determined to keep up the pressure ahead of a key court ruling.

The New Daily

Paris pension protesters target Macron’s favourite restaurant

Weeks of protests, riots and clashes with police have culminated in an attack on a famous Paris eatery with links to embattled President Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters

Defiant French student protests again after arrest

Just over two weeks after being arrested at a spontaneous protest in Paris, student Louise Thomas took to the streets again during an eleventh day of nationwide demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.

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