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Macron, Starmer and Merz to meet Zelenskiy in London on June 7, Elysee says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 8, 2025.  ADRIAN DENNIS/Pool via REUTERS
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 8, 2025.  ADRIAN DENNIS/Pool via REUTERS

Russian commentator for French TV churning out Kremlin propaganda, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron (left), authorities and disinformation experts have raised the alarm about Russian Xenia Fedorova.
French President Emmanuel Macron (left), authorities and disinformation experts have raised the alarm about Russian Xenia Fedorova.

Serbia's security agency advises Vucic not to travel to EU summit in Montenegro

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

Macron, Kagame inaugurate Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Rwandan President Paul Kagame after the inauguration ceremony of a double stele artwork by artist Grada Kilomba, a new memorial site paying tribute to the victims of the Rwanda's genocide at the Habib-Bourgiba esplanade along the River Seine, in Paris, France, June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Rwandan President Paul Kagame after the inauguration ceremony of a double stele artwork by artist Grada Kilomba, a new memorial site paying tribute to the victims of the Rwanda's genocide at the Habib-Bourgiba esplanade along the River Seine, in Paris, France, June 2, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool

Ex-Hollywood, MAGA and Trump's ballroom commissioner: the U.S. crowd at Russia's 'Davos'

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Ministry's special representative for Russian-American humanitarian relations, actor and producer Steven Seagal, awarded with the Order of Friendship, attend a ceremony to present highest state decorations at the Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall in Moscow, Russia May 30, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Ministry's special representative for Russian-American humanitarian relations, actor and producer Steven Seagal, awarded with the Order of Friendship, attend a ceremony to present highest state decorations at the Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall in Moscow, Russia May 30, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

Paris celebrates football triumph amid riot recriminations

Paris Saint-Germain supporters gathering on the Champs-de-Mars during a special event organised in Paris on May 31, 2026 to celebrate PSG's victory over Arsenal during the Champions League final on May 30.
Paris Saint-Germain supporters gathering on the Champs-de-Mars during a special event organised in Paris on May 31, 2026 to celebrate PSG's victory over Arsenal during the Champions League final on May 30.

France intercepts another ‘shadow fleet’ tanker linked to Russian oil

The tanker was suspected of flying under a false flag, and was intercepted with support from Britain.
The tanker was suspected of flying under a false flag, and was intercepted with support from Britain.

French parliament backs repeal of slavery-era edicts, dodges reparations call

FILE PHOTO: Students from the U.S. attend a guided tour with Pierre Guillon de Prince, a 83-year-old descendant of a famous Nantes family whose ancestors were owners of ships transporting enslaved people, and Dieudonne Boutrin, a 59-year-old descendant of enslaved Africans in Martinique, president of the association La Coque Nomade-Fraternite, a human right association in Nantes which campaigns on slavery and reparations, at the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes, France, March 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Students from the U.S. attend a guided tour with Pierre Guillon de Prince, a 83-year-old descendant of a famous Nantes family whose ancestors were owners of ships transporting enslaved people, and Dieudonne Boutrin, a 59-year-old descendant of enslaved Africans in Martinique, president of the association La Coque Nomade-Fraternite, a human right association in Nantes which campaigns on slavery and reparations, at the Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery in Nantes, France, March 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

Bulgaria aims to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, PM Radev says

FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and his ministers take an oath after the new government was voted into parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and his ministers take an oath after the new government was voted into parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva/File Photo

Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella, leaders say

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere look as Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik and French Defence and Veterans Minister Catherine Vautrin sign an agreement prior to a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 27 May 2026.  CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/Pool via REUTERS
France's President Emmanuel Macron and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere look as Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik and French Defence and Veterans Minister Catherine Vautrin sign an agreement prior to a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 27 May 2026.  CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/Pool via REUTERS

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