The French government’s claim that a scientist was denied entry into the United States because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration is “blatantly false,” a U.S. official has said. Even as the authorities in France continued to call the case a concerning violation of academic freedom, the U.S. official, Tricia McLaughlin, who…
France and India are holding a joint naval exercise with aircraft carriers this week in the Arabian Sea in a show of force to China in the contested Indo-Pacific region. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters France dispatched its only aircraft carrier, the nuclear-powered FS…
The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read Source link
A French scientist was prevented from entering the United States this month because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration’s policies on academic research, according to the French government. Philippe Baptiste, France’s minister for higher education and research, described the move as worrying. “Freedom of opinion, free research and academic freedom are values…
The day her father and dozens of other men were convicted of raping her mother in a trial that had gripped France was an acute personal tragedy to Caroline Darian. She escaped the Avignon courthouse and was enveloped in a giant crowd of women blocking traffic and chanting their love and gratitude for her and…
In his first overseas trip as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney went on a whirlwind tour of France and Britain on Monday to showcase Canada’s deep European bonds as President Trump threatens his country’s economy and sovereignty. Just three days after being sworn into office, Mr. Carney had lunch with President Emmanuel Macron of France…
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app Telegram who was charged in France last year with a range of crimes related to illicit activity on the app, has been allowed to temporarily leave the country. Mr. Durov had been barred from leaving France, but the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday that the investigative…
European bond yields fall Yields on regional government bonds ticked lower on Monday morning, as investors awaited a key German vote on fiscal policy reform and continued to monitor developments in U.S.-EU trade relations. The yield on Germany’s 10-year government bonds — widely seen as a benchmark for the euro zone — was 5 basis…
Two boys from China have made history at a prestigious international street dancing competition by achieving a remarkable Top 4 ranking, marking the best result ever attained by Chinese contestants at this event. The news from Song Haoming and Fu Junxi, aged 10 and 12 respectively, who dazzled on the stage of Juste Debout –…
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set European pigeons flying in circles when he suggested last month that given rising mistrust in President Trump’s commitment to NATO, he wanted to talk to France and Britain about extending nuclear deterrence over Germany. Warning that a “profound change of American geopolitics” had put Poland, as well as Ukraine,…