#BREAKING US trade subsidies remove 'level playing field' with Europe: French President Macron
#UPDATE President Emmanuel Macron was greeted by President Joe Biden and a military honor guard at the White House on Thursday for a state visit that the French leader has seized as an opportunity to air deep grievances over US-EU trade ▶️ u.afp.com/iGDq
#UPDATE President Joe Biden greeted French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday with full-scale military honors and a pledge to uphold the "unwavering" US-French alliance ahead of talks on Ukraine, China and a looming trade dispute ▶️ u.afp.com/iGDq
#BREAKING Biden, Macron pledge to 'coordinate' on facing 'China's challenge'
#BREAKING Biden, Macron pledge to support Ukraine's fight 'as long as it takes'
#BREAKING Biden, Macron salute Iranians 'bravely protesting' for freedoms
#BREAKING Macron, Biden agree clean energy push must be 'mutually beneficial'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from White House talks Thursday pledging to close ranks in helping Ukraine defend itself from Russia and in facing the "challenge" posed by China u.afp.com/iGKe by @sebastienblanc & @ffontemaggi
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The European Union agreed on Friday to a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil, joining the G7 with a goal of starving the Kremlin of resources for its war in Ukraine.
#BREAKING G7 agrees on $60 Russian oil price cap, in line with EU: statement
#UPDATE Australia and the G7 group of wealthy democracies on Friday officially agreed to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 a barrel in line with the EU, as they seek to deny the Kremlin resources for its Ukraine war.
#UPDATE Romelu Lukaku missed a string of late chances as Belgium crashed out of the #FIFAWorldCup in the group stage after a 0-0 draw with Croatia on Thursday, which sent the 2018 runners-up into the knockout phase #AFPSportsu.afp.com/iGzt
#BREAKING DR Congo army and M23 rebels in new clashes
#UPDATE Fighting with heavy weapons erupted between government forces and M23 insurgents in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, shaking a five-day-old truce, security sources and rebels said.
#UPDATE Fighting with heavy weapons erupted between government forces and #M23 insurgents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, shaking a five-day-old truce, security sources and rebels said ▶️ u.afp.com/iGDe#NordKivu
#BREAKING Macron calls French-US alliance 'stronger than anything'
#BREAKING Macron warns that US trade subsidies may 'split the West'
#UPDATE
France's President Emmanuel Macron fired a volley at his American hosts on the first day of a rare state visit to Washington, telling lawmakers Wednesday that US industrial subsidies are "super aggressive" against French competitors ▶️ u.afp.com/iG2b
#BREAKING Ukraine embassy employee in Madrid 'lightly' injured by letter bomb: police
#UPDATE An employee of Ukraine's embassy in Madrid was "lightly" injured on Wednesday when a letter bomb blew up as he handled it, a police source said, adding that the employee 'went himself' to hospital ▶️ u.afp.com/iG8k
#BREAKING Ukraine says will tighten security at all embassies after Spain letter bomb
#BREAKING EU commission recommends funding freeze for Hungary
#UPDATE The European Commission on Wednesday recommended 13 billion euros ($13 billion) in EU funds for Hungary be frozen because Budapest is falling short on its commitments to meeting European rule of law.
📸 Hungarian PM Viktor Orban arrives for an EU summit in March 2022
#UPDATE The European Commission recommended on Wednesday that 13 billion euros ($13 billion) in EU funds for Hungary be frozen because Budapest is falling short on its commitments to meet European rule of law ▶️ u.afp.com/iG7q