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France's Macron talks war, peace and basketball with Pope Leo

France's Macron talks war, peace and basketball with Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need for dialogue in the Middle East in their first meeting Friday at the Vatican, while also finding time to chat about basketball. Shortly after their talks, the US-born pontiff once more railed against the "senseless and inhuman

France's Macron in Rome for first meeting with Pope Leo

France's Macron in Rome for first meeting with Pope Leo

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Rome on the eve of his first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, almost one year after the election of the US pontiff. Their meeting at the Vatican on Friday morning comes against the backdrop of the Iran war, for which both men have

Macron lauds Europe's 'predictability' in seeming contrast to Trump

Macron lauds Europe's 'predictability' in seeming contrast to Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron praised Europe's "predictability" during a visit to Japan on Wednesday, contrasting it with countries that "could hurt you without even informing you" in an apparent swipe at Donald Trump. The US president lashed out at France on Tuesday, writing on

Macron pledges no 'respite' for Russia despite Mideast war

Macron pledges no 'respite' for Russia despite Mideast war

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the Middle East war. Kyiv's allies worry that the United States temporarily allowing