France, Germany seek to reset strained ties
Paris—German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday sought to underline the importance of their nations’ postwar ...
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Burkina Faso asked French troops to quit
Paris—Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter ...
Read moreAustralia to scrap Taipan chopper deal
Australia on Wednesday announced it would scrap its fleet of European-made Taipan military helicopters, despite last-ditch lobbying by France to ...
Read moreFrench retirement age hike to 65 ‘not set in stone’–PM
The French government is prepared to show flexibility on a plan by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age ...
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Kremlin says no New Year’s greetings for US, France, Germany
Moscow—US President Joe Biden, France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not be receiving New Year’s greetings from ...
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Macron and Tolentino at World Cup
France president Emmanuel Macron (right) expresses his gratitude to Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino for cheering for ...
Read moreHope stirs for deal to save nature at UN talks
Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the ...
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Macron to call on Putin over Ukraine strikes, nuclear plant safety
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will call on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to stop bombing civilians in Ukraine ...
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Ukraine gains $1 billion in winter aid
Paris—Ukraine’s Western allies pledged an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid on Tuesday, responding to pleas ...
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US could tweak green subsidies after EU anger—Kerry
London—The United States is open to amending lucrative green subsidies that have drawn transatlantic anger for allegedly encouraging job losses ...
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