Emmanuel Macron

During a telephone call with Emmanuel Macron, Putin "drew attention to regular Ukrainian attacks on (Zaporizhzhia nuclear) facilities, including a radioactive waste storage facility, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences," the Kremlin said in a statement.

Macron warned Monday that forced energy savings might have to be considered in coming months if voluntary efforts aren't sufficient.

Macron also held a call earlier on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during which Macron underlined his concerns about risks to Ukraine's nuclear facilities as result of the fighting with Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reaffirmed their commitment to support Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February, as long as necessary, the French presidential palace said on Tuesday.

The meeting will be seen as the latest step in the readmission of the de-facto ruler of the kingdom into the international fold, after US President Joe Biden met the man universally known as MBS earlier this month.

Five months later, Macron could be getting his wish. Eutelsat Communications SA has launched a potentially $3 billion-plus takeover of satellite rival OneWeb Ltd.

The bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron was also on full display as they hugged and briefly chatted after the group photo

Despite the issue remaining in the public, French officials said the Northern Ireland protocol had not been part of bilateral talks on Sunday and that on the contrary the two sides had decided to improve their relationship, focusing in their joint efforts to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.

In his first comments on the election in which his camp lost its absolute majority, Macron also said new agreements must be struck across party lines and that the political decision makers now needed to learn to make compromises.

Emmanuel Macron was due to host far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other political party chiefs for rare talks at the Elysee as he seeks solutions to an unprecedented situation that risks plunging his second term into crisis two months after it began.

Macron's centrist Ensemble! alliance was set to end up with the most seats, the polls showed, followed by the left-wing Nupes bloc headed by the hard left veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon.

Macron, who wants to push up the retirement age, pursue his pro-business agenda and further European Union integration, won a second term in April.

Following a strong performance by a new left-wing alliance in the first round of voting, President Emmanuel Macron may lose his outright majority in the French parliament and the ability to push through his economic reform plan with a free hand.

Modi, who arrived here from Denmark on the final leg of his three-nation European tour, on Wednesday night held extensive talks with Macron, who was re-elected to the top post over a week back.

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Emmanuel Macron didn’t notice the tomatoes at first and remained unflustered for a while and said “No fighting” before he started moving on.

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Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term on Sunday.

As supporters savoured a hard-won victory at a rally by the Eiffel Tower on Sunday, his lieutenants were already going around TV studios and acknowledging that Le Pen's unprecedentedly high score -- as much as 42% according to estimates -- meant Macron will have to draw lessons from it.