
Macron Gives Green Light to New French Aircraft Carrier
The new ship will be larger than France’s current carrier and capable of extended overseas deployments, according to the defence ministry.

The new ship will be larger than France’s current carrier and capable of extended overseas deployments, according to the defence ministry.

Speaking after the European Council summit, the French leader said Europe may need to “re-engage in a full-fledged dialogue with Russia, in full transparency with Ukraine.”

France forced a last-minute shift in Brussels under domestic pressure, preventing the agreement from derailing in its final stage.

For the first time, the cocaine market’s size has surpassed that of cannabis.

Talks with Washington remain stuck over territory and the use of frozen Russian assets, leaving Europe and the U.S. far from a common position.

Talks with the British PM, the German chancellor and the French president will focus on coordinating next diplomatic steps.

In France, as in the United States, the anger of the ‘conspiracy theorists’ shows us the way.

The French president urged Beijing to curb its trade imbalance with Europe or face tougher measures—while conceding that uniting all 27 member states behind a hard line will be difficult.

France will instruct China to “refrain from providing any means, by any means, to Russia to continue the war,” according to the French Presidency.

Panic in the face of a country slipping out of his grasp? Macron intends to tighten his grip on public opinion and the press.