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French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on Thursday, defying criticism that the invitation is deeply inappropriate barely four years after the murder by Saudi agents of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on Thursday, defying criticism that the invitation is deeply inappropriate barely four years after the murder by Saudi agents of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Ukraine’s navy confirmed on Wednesday that work had started at three Ukrainian Black Sea ports aimed at preparing for the resumption of grain exports. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France will intensify monitoring of nuclear power group EDF’s fleet of reactors to ensure that the country will have sufficient electricity production for next winter, an official at the energy ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.

Russia has drastically reduced its gas supply to Europe following its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, leaving the EU scrambling to make up the deficit. But one district in Germany has perhaps already shown how the continent could end its energy dependence on Moscow. Thanks to “courageous visionaries”, the Rhein-Hunsrück district has not relied on gas […]

Jewish community representatives on Tuesday voiced alarm after Hungarian leader Viktor Orban spoke out against creating “peoples of mixed-race”.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted a proposed price cap on Russian oil on a phone call with British Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday, a move to reduce the impact of the war in Ukraine on global energy prices. Both discussed the need to continue to accelerate budgetary support for Ukraine, and opportunities to build on sanctions imposed on Russia, Yellen […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba answered questions from France 24. He spoke about the agreement on Ukrainian wheat, the delivery of arms to Ukraine and the military situation on the ground, especially around the city of Kherson. He stressed that Ukraine would do everything in its power to resume the export of agricultural […]

The EU reached a draft agreement on Tuesday for member states to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15 percent from August to March. The burden will fall unevenly given that some countries are more dependent than others on Russian gas. But beyond what’s in the text, analysts say that countries that failed to heed the […]

European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply cuts by Russia as Moscow pursues its invasion of Ukraine. EU energy ministers approved a draft European law meant to lower demand for gas by 15 percent from August through March.