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China, United States
China cooks up token concessions for Trump summit

The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing.
The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing. © Adek Berry, Annabelle Gordon/AFP

Xi Jinping is readying a slew of economic and diplomatic concessions for the US president's visit: big gas and soya purchases, easing of travel restrictions and even a potential Boeing order. At the same time, the Chinese leader wants to keep strategic control of the North Korea and Taiwan issues.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025. © Miguel Medina/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

France
Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

Following weeks of tension at the French interior ministry, the big annual restructuring of prefects has taken on a distinctly political tone. What is set to be the last such reshuffle of Emmanuel Macron's presidency is expected to be announced at the next cabinet meeting.
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Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026.
Maine Senator Angus King (centre left) and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (centre right) at a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on 9 February 2026. © Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Spotlight | United States
White House blocks appointment of Arctic ambassador

President Donald Trump refuses to use the diplomatic tools provided by Congress to expand US influence in the Arctic region. Meanwhile, the January crisis sparked by his threats to annex Greenland continues to cast a shadow over transatlantic relations in the region.
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Middle East & Africa

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Rally in support of the French hostages in Iran, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, on 6 July 2025 in Paris.
Rally in support of the French hostages in Iran, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, on 6 July 2025 in Paris. © Ait Adjedjou Karim/Abaca via Reuters Connect

Spotlight | Azerbaijan, France, Iran
Behind the scenes of exfiltration to Azerbaijan of French nationals charged with espionage in Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron announced late Tuesday afternoon the release of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, teachers in France who were convicted of espionage while visiting Iran. Their evacuation follows intense diplomatic negotiations and a painstakingly planned operation.
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Europe-Russia

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The logo of France's Viginum foreign disinformation watchdog.
The logo of France's Viginum foreign disinformation watchdog. © Jumeau Alexis/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Spotlight | Europe, France
France's Viginum takes fight against Russian propaganda to Europe's eastern flank

In a bid to fight Russian propaganda, France's foreign disinformation watchdog is deploying its teams across Europe, extending as far as Armenia in the Caucasus. In doing so, the agency is following in the footsteps of its ‘big brother', France's DGSE foreign intelligence service.
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On the left, a low-frequency VLF transmission centre in Kerlouan, Britanny, France, which belongs to the Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST), a pillar of France’s nuclear deterrent. On the right, the submarine Le Téméraire at the Île Longue nuclear submarine base in Crozon, Britanny, on 2 March 2026.
On the left, a low-frequency VLF transmission centre in Kerlouan, Britanny, France, which belongs to the Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST), a pillar of France’s nuclear deterrent. On the right, the submarine Le Téméraire at the Île Longue nuclear submarine base in Crozon, Britanny, on 2 March 2026. © Intelligence Online//Yoan Valat/Reuters - Photo editing and assembly: Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

Spotlight | France, Russia
Russian cyber operatives target French nuclear deterrent communications networks

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