As we head towards key parliamentary elections on June 10th and 17th, the new French president and government are making their first steps. François Hollande went to Berlin, the US and Brussels in the space of a week. A man elected after a campaign focused on domestic topics is now mostly busy with international issues, from the Greek crisis to the war in Afghanistan.
The world’s most powerful leaders held talks at the G8 summit on Saturday with the eurozone crisis top of their agenda. Francois Hollande’s call for growth won him some powerful allies as he battles against Germany’s insistence on austerity.
G8 leaders meeting in the United States were to focus on Europe's debt crisis on Saturday, as President Barack Obama aligned himself with new French President François Hollande’s drive for more economic stimulus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is "too busy" forming a government to attend next week's G8 summit hosted by Barack Obama at Camp David, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Observers said the absence underlines tensions between Washington and Moscow.
Finance leaders meeting for G8 talks in Marseilles on Saturday pledged $38 billion in loans and grants to Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan over the next two years, and invited Libya to join the partnership.
Reporters don’t often characterize a person they’ve covered as "the devil". François Picard’s panel recalls encounters with Gen. Ratko Mladic, now under arrest for atrocities committed during the Bosnian War.
Reporters don’t often characterize a person they’ve covered as "the devil". François Picard’s panel recalls encounters with Gen. Ratko Mladic, now under arrest for atrocities committed during the Bosnian War.
G8 leaders backed the Arab Spring Friday by pledging billions to new democracies in the Arab world. A G8 statement shied away from citing a figure, but Tunisia's finance minister said the total aid and loan package would amount to $40 billion.
G8 leaders voiced support for pro-democracy movements in North Africa and the Middle East Friday and pledged a $20 billion aid package for Egypt and Tunisia to fund reform efforts following popular uprisings in the two countries.
European leaders at the G8 showed signs of backing Christine Lagarde for the top IMF job Thursday, after Hillary Clinton said she "personally" welcomes Lagarde's candidacy. But emerging powers say the post should not automatically go to a European.
