Mr Macron addressed both houses of Britain's Parliament on day one of a three-day state visit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

During a formal address to the British Parliament on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for both the United Kingdom and th

"The EU and China are broadly on a colliding trajectory in terms of their trade and industrial policy concerns," he told CNBC. Bones of contention include the challenge of China's overcapacity and trade diversion to Europe, Stec, who is also head of the Mercator Institute's Brussels office, explained.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as tensions between the two global powers continue to rise.

Amid continuing tensions among the European powers over how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s zig-zagging policy towards NATO and the Ukraine war, the French president and British prime minister made their latest effort to present an Anglo-French axis.

After being hailed by the British royal family, Macron proceeded to parliament, where he stated that the two nations must work together to improve Europe in areas such as defence, immigration, climate change,

A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced new legislation to strengthen Taiwan’s undersea cable resilience and counter China’s grey zone tactics. The bills seek to improve maritime security and defend Taiwan’s international standing amid increasing geopolitical pressure from Beijing.

China on Friday imposed anti-dumping duties on European brandy, most notably cognac produced in France, as trade tensions between Beijing and United States allies continue to rise.

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron toured a NATO military base in north-west London on Thursday, they were shown a map of the dangers facing the alliance at sea. These maritime security challenges span four continents, and expose the threats posed from major superpowers all the way to pirates.

Emmanuel Macron’s three-day trip is the first state visit to UK by a European Union head of state since Brexit.

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to Windsor Castle on Tuesday for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit in a trip aimed at celebrating the return of closer political ties between the countries.