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Macron urges Xi Jinping: France and China must bridge their differences
BEIJING — President Emmanuel Macron told President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that France and China must overcome their "differences" as he pressed Beijing on both Ukraine and trade during a three-day state visit to China. "Sometimes there are differences, but it is our responsibility to overcome them for the greater good," Macron said at the start of talks in the Great Hall of the People, as he sought to put the Macron China visit on a cooperative footing. Xi echoed the sentiment, calling for "more stable" ties and saying…
New search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 set to resume this month
Malaysia's transport ministry said the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume Dec. 30, more than a decade after the Beijing-bound Boeing 777 vanished in one of aviation's most enduring mysteries. The renewed operation, announced in a ministry statement on Friday, will be carried out “in targeted area assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft,” but officials did not disclose a precise search location. MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with…
Von der Leyen: EU entering new era of energy independence from Russia
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders reached an overnight agreement to ban imports of Russian gas by autumn 2027, a landmark step aimed at severing a major revenue stream for Moscow and marking, in the words of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, "the dawn of a new era" of energy independence from Russia. The compromise, struck between EU capitals and the European Parliament, sets a staggered timetable: long-term pipeline contracts will be prohibited from Sept. 30, 2027 — provided EU gas storage levels are…
Ex-EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faces fraud and corruption allegations
Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Accused in EU Procurement Fraud Probe BRUSSELS — Federica Mogherini, the EU's former high representative for foreign and security policy, has been formally accused of procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and violating professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) said Friday. EPPO said three people were the subject of the accusations. They were detained during raids linked to an investigation into suspected fraud connected to EU-funded…
NATO Chief Says Only Trump Can End Ukraine-Russia Impasse
BRUSSELS — NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday amid growing unease over a draft peace plan to end the war in Ukraine and concern that U.S.-led diplomacy with Moscow could sideline the alliance. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters that only U.S. President Donald Trump, he believed, might be able to break the current deadlock over the conflict — a remark reflecting frustration among some allies about the slow pace and informal channels of negotiations. “The peace talks are ongoing, that’s good, but…
Trump lashes out at Somali immigrants, declares “we don’t want them”
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday launched a forceful attack on Somali immigrants, saying they should be unwelcome in the United States and accusing Somali Americans of contributing "nothing" amid a sprawling fraud investigation in Minnesota tied to phantom social services. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Mr. Trump described Somalia as a failed state and said Somali immigrants "just run around killing each other" and that "their country's no good for a reason. Their country stinks, and we don't want them in our…
Zelensky to meet Macron in Paris for Ukraine peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday as Kyiv faces a deepening political crisis and renewed frontline pressure, the Elysee Palace said. The visit, announced by the French presidency, comes days after Zelensky reorganised his office and dismissed his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, following an anti-corruption raid that has shaken public confidence at a critical moment in the war with Russia. Macron and Zelensky are expected to discuss "the conditions of a just…
What Are the Implications of the EU Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage?
EU court orders Poland to recognise same‑sex marriages registered in other member states The European Union’s top court this week ordered Poland to recognise a same‑sex marriage that was registered in Germany, a ruling that could oblige other EU countries where same‑sex marriage is not legal to give effect to marriages performed elsewhere in the bloc. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a broadly worded judgment saying "a member state" must recognise same‑sex marriages lawfully registered in another…
Death toll from tropical storm tops 600 across Southeast Asia
JAKARTA — The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by a rare tropical storm in the Malacca Strait climbed past 600 on Monday as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia struggled to reach tens of thousands of displaced people and account for the missing. Officials reported 435 deaths in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand and three in Malaysia. Separately, Cyclone Ditwah in the Bay of Bengal killed 153 people in Sri Lanka, with 191 others missing and more than half a million affected nationwide, authorities there said. Rescue…
European firms rush to African markets as global instability deepens
LUANDA, Angola — European leaders descended on Luanda this week for the EU-African Union summit with a clear, urgent goal: secure access to Africa’s critical minerals and shore up fragile supply chains as global geopolitical tensions rise. "Africa and Europe are partners of choice, bound by common interests and priorities and shared values," EU Council President António Costa wrote on social media as the summit began. "In a turbulent world, our commitment to build a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future — and to…