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French president Emmanuel Macron demanded that Elon Musk abides by European Union restrictions on speech on Twitter in a meeting on Friday. Following a state visit at the White House with President Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron met with Tesla and Twitter chief Elon Musk in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the meeting, Macron said that he stressed again the need for Twitter to moderate so-called hate speech and alleged disinformation to comply with EU rules.

ransomnote: below are my notes on the following New York Times article.By Katie Rogers Dec 2. 2022New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/us/politics/biden-state-dinner-macron-party.htmlransomnote: I was puzzled to learn that Biden held his administration's first state dinner in a tent on the south lawn of the White House at night, when temperatures were about 37 degrees. I decided to find out more about the event.In general it seems to have been a long, drawn out affair starting of with a "marathon cocktail hour" (no start time specified. 5 pm perhaps?) with dinner not being served until 10:30 pm, entertainment beginning at 11:30 pm and the...

No, this is not relatable to the rest of the country, or even to those who operate just beyond the privileged confines of a crowded white tent on the South Lawn. But the human impulse to gather — particularly after the worst part of a lengthy pandemic — is universal. Officials who planned the event said the need for Mr. Biden and Mr. Macron to project a united front against the Russian invasion of Ukraine was urgent. “The magnificence of American soft power was on full display,” Mr. Gifford said. “These personal relationships are such the crux of American foreign...

French President Emmanuel Macron met Twitter owner Elon Musk on Friday in New Orleans, and said they discussed environmental issues and freedom of speech in the context of content moderation on the global social media platform. I'll say it here, on Twitter, because it’s all about the blue bird. This afternoon I met with @elonmusk and we had a clear and honest discussion: — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 2, 2022 "We will work with Twitter to improve online child protection," Macron tweeted. "Elon Musk confirmed it to me today. Let’s better protect our children online!" To which Musk tweeted, "Absolument,"...

Hunter Biden attended the event along with Republican leaders who plan to launch an investigation into the tax affairs of the president's son President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the first state dinner of their administration at the White House on Thursday, welcoming not only French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, but more than 350 others including fashion icons, celebrities, Republicans, and Hunter Biden.... ... according to the Daily Mail, McCarthy brushed off a question about any awkwardness attending the dinner with Hunter. "I’m at a dinner with my mom so I’m going to have...

President Joe Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Thursday, as part of an official state visit. But when it came time to shake Macron’s hand, the president awkwardly gripped it and held it firmly for 42 seconds as the French leader stood awkwardly near the podium. “The temperature may be a little chilly on this December night – day, but our hearts are warm as we welcome such close friends to the White House,” Biden said during the arrival ceremony outdoors at the White House.

Armenia has asked the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to chair peace talks with Azerbaijan in a fresh challenge to Vladimir Putin’s increasingly loose grip on Russia’s regional allies in the wake of the war in Ukraine. The snub from a traditional ally to Putin, who had hosted an inconsequential meeting of the warring countries’ leaders last month, comes immediately on the back of his disastrous summit with six former Soviet states. During a “family” photograph of leaders of countries in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Yerevan on Wednesday, Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, stepped away from Putin, who...

Giorgia Meloni has become a bit of a cult figure in world politics since her right-wing coalition was swept into power back in the summer of 2022, much to the shock of many. Videos of her speaking about identity, illegal immigration, and transgenderism have gone viral, showing a woman who isn’t afraid to get in the ring and speak her mind. She may have done her best work in a recently unearthed, viral clip – thought to be from 2019 – where she absolutely eviscerated France’s Emmanuel Marcon, who’s previously taken jabs at Meloni. Watch the whole thing because it’s...

France has re-ignited simmering diplomatic tensions with Australia after Emmanuel Macron warned that the country entered a “nuclear confrontation” with China by choosing to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.... ...He told reporters in Bangkok that Australia’s original deal with France was “not confrontational to China because they are not nuclear-powered submarines”. “But the choice made by prime minister Morrison was the opposite, re-entering into nuclear confrontation..."

Even as President Emmanuel Macron's executive power was again used to push through a budget opposed by a majority of the National Assembly Macron's minority faction found an issue to distract from its heavy-handed approach to passing laws. "Racism" A debate about a migrant boat in the Mediterranean and whether France should help the migrants distracted when a National Rally member of the National Assembly, Gregoire de Fournas interrupted a speech by a LFI (Left) Deputy who is black... Meanwhile increasingly empty shelves in French supermarkets... Yellow Vests on the street in Paris Saturday afternoon... New leadership for the National...

A major fibre optic cable has been cut near Aix-en-Provence, France, causing a global internet connectivity slowdown, reports cybersecurity company Zscaler. Experts believe that the cable was severed in a deliberate “act of vandalism"; others have described it as “sabotage.” In the early hours of 18 October, a cable was cut at a major landing point for several undersea internet cables, causing a chain reaction of connectivity problems across Europe and further afield. Connectivity was especially disrupted on internet cable between Marseille-Lyon, Marseille-Milan, and Marseille-Barcelona. According to Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry, the vandalism caused connectivity problems across the world. “We...

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Rome on Sunday for the start of a three-day peace summit hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Catholic charity known for its efforts to promote interfaith dialogue, notably in Africa. He will also meet with Pope Francis on Monday. ADVERTISING Macron is set to deliver a speech at the opening of the annual event in Rome alongside the presidents of Italy and Niger. The gathering, also attended by France’s chief rabbi Haïm Korsia, will mark the latest in a series of meetings between Macron and leaders of the Catholic charity. Nicknamed "the little...

"Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation," Macron told France 2 on Wednesday. "They are defined clearly and wouldn't be directly affected at all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukraine, in the region."

(Video) Jean Lassalle's bombshell: "I did not know that Macron was not vaccinated as well as members of the government and deputies were not either" BY PMPRO TEST OCTOBER 10, 2022 Share the article! The former and emblematic deputy Jean Lassalle, unsuccessful presidential candidate, made stunning statements during an interview for NTD. Struck by very serious heart problems since the beginning of the year, he admitted to having been vaccinated to set an example. Following these injections, he experienced serious health problems. "I got vaccinated because I didn't want to leave the feeling that I was not doing my job...

President Joe Biden’s dire warnings of “Armageddon” over the war in Ukraine were chastised by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said that the 79-year-old American leader should use “prudence” when speaking on such issues. This week, Joe Biden shocked the world by saying that the world is the closest it has been to potential nuclear “Armageddon” since the Cold War.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mocked Prince Harry, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau, and other foreigners who have taken it upon themselves to intervene in America’s abortion debate.In a speech to Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy, the conservative justice quipped he “had the honour this term of writing I think the only Supreme Court decision in the history of that institution that has been lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders who felt perfectly fine commenting on American law,” referring to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.“One of these was former prime...

France's government has suffered its first defeat in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party lost its majority in elections last month. The National Assembly rejected a proposal on Tuesday night to give the government powers to demand travellers show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test when entering France. The defeat by 219 votes to 195 saw all the major opposition parties - the far-right National Rally (RN), the hard-left LFI, and rightwing Republicans (LR) - unite against the minority government.

<p>The photo shows Zelenskyy appearing not to reciprocate Macron's seemingly enthusiastic hug.</p><p>The photo has since become an instant internet meme.</p><p>Zelenskyy's ear at the time. The two had just concluded a joint news conference alongside other European Union leaders.</p>

French President Emmanuel Macron’s party lost its parliamentary majority Sunday, as factions to his left and right both made significant gains. France held the second round of voting for its legislative elections Sunday, nearly two months after voters reelected Macron in April. Macron, who defeated National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen in a rematch of the 2017 election, won a comfortable 17-point victory – but fell short of the 32-point landslide he enjoyed five years earlier. In her concession speech, Le Pen claimed that her improved showing in the 2022 election marked a victory for the French nationalist movement, and...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance got the most seats in the final round of the parliamentary election on Sunday, but it lost its parliamentary majority, projections show. The projections, which are based on partial results, show that Macron’s candidates would win between 200 and 250 seats — much less than the 289 required to have a straight majority at the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament.