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French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are hosting a Paris conference to attract US researchers ready to relocate because of President Donald Trump's policies. EU commissioners, scientists and ministers for research from member countries will discuss, among other things, financial incentives at the gathering to lure disgruntled American scientists across the Atlantic. Paris's Sorbonne university is hosting the conference, called "Choose Europe for Science". Under Trump, universities and research facilities in the United States have come under increasing political and financial pressure, including from threats of massive federal funding cuts. Research programmes face closure,...

The funeral and burial of late Pope Francis brought together heads of state and dignitaries from all over the world. And it ended up being an opportunity for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to get 15 minutes of face-to-face time with US President Donald J. Trump. The meeting took place inside the Holy at Saint Peter’s Basilica, and was catapulted to nearly every paper and magazine cover in the world. But when Trump arrived, there were three chairs for the conversation. Papers around the world had their lip readers try to guess what happened in this highly unusual exchange, revealing Trump’s...

First lady Melania Trump encouraged the President to start shaking hands with other world leaders during Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday. At one point during the three-hour Catholic mass, attendees were invited to share the “sign of peace” by shaking hands with one another. “Donald, look left,” Melania whispered, according to forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman. Following the first lady’s lead, Trump turned to Estonian President Alar Karis and Spain’s King Felipe VI, saying, “Great to see you, great to see you,” while shaking their hands, Freeman said. Turning to his right, Trump then shakes hands with Finnish President Alexander Stubb,...

️️At the meeting between Trump and Zelensky there were 3 chairs in the temple. When Macron came up, the US president didn't give him a hand and said a few words, Macron left and the chair was removed️️

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for European companies to suspend planned investment in the United States after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on American imports. “Investments to come or investments announced in recent weeks should be suspended until things are clarified with the United States,” Macron said during a meeting with French industry representatives. “What would be the message if big European actors invest billions of euros in the US economy at the very moment they are hitting us?” he asked. […] The comments come weeks after French shipping firm CMA CGM announced plans to...

Emmanuel Macron wears so much cologne that aides “scent” his presence before he enters the room, according to a new book on life at the Elysée Palace. In what is seen as a deliberate “attribute of power,” Mr Macron sprays on “industrial amounts” of Dior Eau Savage, according to a new book. Extracts from The Tragedy of the Elysée, by Le Parisien journalist Olivier Beaumont, claim Mr Macron freshens up with the popular cologne “at all hours of the day”. The 100ml bottles of the eau de parfum retail at £104 and Mr Macron always has “a bottle always to...

The French have been here before. In 1804, First Consul Napoléon Bonaparte, the Emmanuel Macron of his day (a short guy married to an older woman), ordered the seizure of a perceived political threat to his regime, the Duc d'Enghien. When Joseph Fouché, Minister of Police, learned that M le Duc had been executed in a moat, he observed, "C'est pire qu'un crime, c'est un faute" - it's worse than a crime, it's a mistake. (The remark is often attributed to Talleyrand, but I incline to Fouché.) Yet the cynical police chief was wrong: two months later the First Consul...

As the peace negotiations face the inevitable hurdles from both the Russian and the Ukrainian sides, it’s now the Europeans that are doing their level best to derail the process. And it’s UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron who are the self-appointed ‘saboteurs-in-chief’ tasked with posturing and lecturing to the all-too-friendly MSM. Now, Starmer and Macron started to patronize US President Donald J. Trump and his team, ‘warning’ them against ‘trusting Vladimir Putin’. Besides that, they both made it clear they will not relax any sanctions on Russia as part of a ceasefire deal – effectively...

Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Emmanuel Macron's proposal to station a United Nations mission in Ukraine. "The UN will not protect us from occupation or Putin's desire to re-enter," stated the President of Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed skepticism about Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a UN mission, emphasizing that it would not replace the European military contingent. Zelensky noted that the UN cannot protect Ukraine from Russian aggression, which he emphasized during a press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel.emphasized during a press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel Czech President Petr Pavel declared his country's readiness to participate in a...

In yet another indication of the growing rift between the US and France, Emmanuel Macron, France’s exceedingly unpopular lame-duck president and arguably Europe’s most prominent globalist head of state, has urged EU countries to halt their purchase of American-made weapons and defense equipment in favor of European alternatives. ... A longtime advocate of direct defense spending toward products made in the European Union, Macron, during an interview over the weekend with several legacy French publications, including Le Parisien, expressed his desire to persuade EU member states who’ve become accustomed to buying US military hardware to switch to continental options. “My...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday ruled out bringing back mandatory military service but said he wanted to mobilize society in the face of Russian aggression and would make an announcement in the coming weeks. Speaking to regional newspapers in comments recorded Friday and published Saturday, Macron said the return of compulsory military service was “not a realistic option.” He said France no longer had the “logistics” to reintroduce conscription, which ended in 2001. “We are going to look at ways to mobilize civilians,” Macron told the regional press, adding that he wanted to consolidate the “mobilization of society...

Before Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump last week he met with a bipartisan group of senators that included: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Roger Wicker (R-Miss), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) Chris Murphy (D-Conn) Peter Welch (D-Ver) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Chris Van Hollen (D-Md). As Sen. Murphy described the meeting, "President Zelensky left here persuaded that he should not accept a fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants without any security arrangements for Ukraine." Less than an hour later Zelensky was thrown out of his meeting with Trump empty-handed. He...

Less than three years ago Liz Truss, not yet British prime minister, could not decide whether Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, was a “friend or foe”. Her predecessor, Boris Johnson, mocked French diplomatic protest at AUKUS, a submarine deal that cut out France, with a flippant “Donnez-moi un break!” Today Britain and France have put such theatrical rivalry behind them. As Sir Keir Starmer, the current prime minister, and Mr Macron jointly take the lead on Europe’s effort to salvage support for Ukraine, the Anglo-French tie seems more solid than it has for many years.

The Kremlin rolled out its team of talking heads on Thursday morning to pour scorn on French President Macron, accusing him of everything from duplicity, nuclear sabre-rattling, bad manners, and even being the living embodiment of both Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler at the same time. French President Emmanuel Macron addressed his nation and the world on Wednesday evening to lay out his vision of Europe taking up the slack in supporting Ukraine and taking responsibility for its own defence. While President Donald Trump is committed to bringing peace to Europe, the continent, at least not being totally reliant on...

French President Macron’s recent speech urging all Europeans to prepare for war with Russia is a dangerous escalation. Delivered live across the continent, his message was clear: Europe must not allow Ukraine to be “given away” to Russia, no matter the cost. But in his haste to push for military action, Macron seems to have forgotten the devastating consequences of war. The rush to mobilize and prepare for a conflict that will only bring destruction is reckless, especially when diplomacy should be the first course of action. Germany’s Foreign Minister Baerbock followed suit, urging Germans to prepare for war, despite...

The French president also warned that Europe must be prepared for the US “not to be at our side” going forward. FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL Macron has said that peace “cannot be achieved by abandoning Ukraine” as he warned of the “real threat” to Europe from Russia. Addressing the nation over the current global uncertainty in the wake of the radical change in US policy on Ukraine under Donald Trump, Macron also said that Europe has to be ready for the US “not to be at our side” going forward. It comes amid the breakdown in relations between Trump and Ukrainian...

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are considering accompanying Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington to salvage his relationship with Donald Trump. The visit would be part of a three-pronged plan being worked out by Kyiv’s European allies after a dramatic spat in the Oval Office between the US and Ukrainian presidents led to Washington suspending military support for the war-torn nation.

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister decried the U.S. pause on providing military aid to Ukraine as “unbearable” on Tuesday, describing it as tantamount to abandoning Ukrainians and allowing for a possible victory by Russia. “The word ‘suspension’ fools no one,” Prime Minister François Bayrou said, addressing French senators and mounting what was his second sharp criticism of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in as many days. “The suspension in war of assistance to an aggressed country signifies that the aggressed country is being abandoned and that one accepts — or hopes — that its aggressor wins,” he...

Emmanuel Macron suggested in an interview with "Le Figaro" that France could potentially deploy its nuclear weapons in allied countries. French warheads would replace the American presence in these regions. Macron emphasized his openness to deepening cooperation with European partners in the field of nuclear deterrence. Those who wish to deepen dialogue with us can, if necessary, participate in deterrent exercises. These exchanges will contribute to the development of a genuine strategic culture among Europeans, said the President of France.

The unpopular Sir Keir Starmer says he will assemble a "coalition of the willing" in Ukraine: the phrase his Labour Party and Bush used to invade Iraq. He also boasts the UK will puts "boots on the ground" in Ukraine: but can only do so with "strong US backing."