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Emmanuel Macron
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Trump signs Iran memorandum at Versailles, but Lebanon dispute threatens wider peace
Trump has signed the Iran memorandum, but Lebanon could break it. Hormuz, sanctions and nuclear limits now enter a fragile 60-day test.
AI leaders to attend G7 summit as France pushes online safety and regulation debate
AI is moving from boardrooms to summit tables. G7 leaders now face the harder test of regulating safety without slowing innovation.
Trump Modi meeting at G7 may reset trade talks, but no deal is expected yet
India wants trade gains, but Hormuz tensions complicate the G7 moment. Modi and Trump now face a harder diplomatic bargain.
Germany and France ending FCAS fighter jet project exposes Europe’s defence sovereignty fault line
Europe’s FCAS fighter collapse exposes the gap between defence ambition and industrial politics. Read what it means for Airbus and Dassault.
France monitors hantavirus contacts as severe MV Hondius case intensifies concern
A rare cruise outbreak is testing global health systems. France’s severe Andes virus case turns MV Hondius into a high-stakes tracing test.
US and Iran peace talks stall: Why oil prices spiked on May 11, 2026
Donald Trump rejected Iran's counterproposal as totally unacceptable. Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is not over. Oil traders are pricing in a longer Hormuz shutdown.
Hardelot beach migrant tragedy: Two dead, 16 injured as engine fails on Channel crossing attempt
Two Sudanese women dead, 16 injured at Hardelot as the UK France one in one out scheme nears its June 2026 review. The deterrent question grows sharper.
Trump blinks on ceasefire: Open-ended extension after Iran refuses Islamabad talks and Vance stays home
Trump extended the US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely on 21 April 2026 at Pakistan's request, as Iran refused to send negotiators to Islamabad and Vance's peace talks trip was cancelled.
Nearly 400 US troops wounded and counting as Iran blockade, sanctions escalation deepen conflict
US confirms 399 service members wounded in Iran war as naval blockade of Iranian ports enters force and Treasury reinstates oil sanctions after Islamabad talks collapse.
Blockade day one: Iran shadow fleet defies United States order, Starmer rallies 40 nations and prices near $100
The US Iran port blockade began April 13 with a sanctioned shadow tanker transiting Hormuz unchallenged as oil neared $100 and Starmer convened 40 nations.