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A handout picture provided by the Egyptian Presidency on May 29, 2017 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meeting with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Cairo
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French President Emmanuel Macron greeted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the splendour of the Versailles palace outside Paris on Monday for their first face-to-face talks.
France’s Macron Vows Reprisals against Chemical Weapons Usage in Syria
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a red line for France and would result in reprisals, Emmanuel Macron said on Monday during his first meeting as president of France with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Any use of chemical weapons would results in...Caption:
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) in the Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of Battles) as they arrive for a joint press conference at the Chateau de Versailles before the opening of an exhibition marking 300 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries in Versailles, France, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane De Sakutin/Pool
Tough Talks Challenge Putin-Macron Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron met Russia’s Vladimir Putin near Paris on Monday, promising some frank talking with the Kremlin leader after an election campaign in which his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere. Macron, who took office two weeks...Caption:
A man holds the hand of an elderly woman as they flee from clashes in western Mosul, Iraq May 27, 2017. (Reuters)
UN: Civilians Struggle with Lack of Food, Medicine in Ongoing Mosul Battle
The United Nations expressed late on Sunday concern over the humanitarian situation of tens of thousands of civilians still caught behind ISIS lines as US-backed Iraqi government troops launched a new offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul. Up to 200,000...Caption:
People watch a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2017. (Reuters)