EXCLUSIVE Truth about Princess Charlene's marriage to Prince Albert and 'tide of sleaze': How she's seeking solace with Brigitte Macron after toxic photo rumour - as whispers of marital misery intensify
They have taken tea in the gardens of the royal palace in Monaco and then on Monday had a lunch at the fabled Colombe D'Or restaurant in France, amid a number of philanthropic and diplomatic duties connected to their husbands during the French state visit to the principality in Monte Carlo.
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Reuters
3 hours ago
- Reuters
Putin, Macron discuss Iran, Ukraine in first phone call in nearly three years
MOSCOW/PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, the first such exchange between the two leaders since September 2022. In Paris, Macron's office said the call lasted two hours and that the French leader had called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations on ending the conflict. A French diplomatic source said Macron had talked to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before and after his call with Putin to brief him on the talks. Macron also talked to U.S. President Donald Trump about the exchange. According to the Kremlin press service, Putin said it was necessary to respect Iran's right to the peaceful development of nuclear energy as well as its continued compliance with its obligations under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. The French president's office said Macron, who sees the Iranian nuclear threat as sufficiently serious to justify the involvement of all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, had also stressed the need for Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran's parliament approved a bill last month to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, after Israel and the United States bombed Iran's nuclear sites, aiming to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied seeking one. Macron "expressed his determination to seek a diplomatic solution that would lead to a lasting and rigorous resolution of the nuclear issue, the question of Iran's missiles, and its role in the region," his office said, adding that the two leaders had decided to "coordinate" their efforts. France and Russia are both permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. On Ukraine, Putin reiterated his position to Macron that the war was "a direct consequence of the West's policy," which he said had "ignored Russia's security interests" over the past few years. Any possible peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should have a "comprehensive and long-term character" and be based on "new territorial realities," the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying. Putin has previously said Ukraine must accept Russia's annexation of swaths of its territory as part of any peace deal. Macron has said Ukraine alone should decide on whether or not to accept territorial concessions. During Tuesday's call, Macron's office said, "the president emphasised France's unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity." Macron and Putin aim to continue their discussions on Ukraine and Iran, the French president's office said. Macron and Putin held regular discussions around the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was criticised by some European allies, with Macron also visiting Putin in Russia shortly before the invasion in February 2022.
The Guardian
5 hours ago
- The Guardian
The Guardian view on Europe's heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter
At times like now, with dangerously high temperatures in several European countries, the urgent need for adaptation to an increasingly unstable climate is clearer than ever. From the French government's decision to close schools to the bans in most of Italy on outdoor work at the hottest time of day, the immediate priority is to protect people from extreme heat – and to recognise that a heatwave can take a higher toll than a violent storm. People who are already vulnerable, due to age or illness or poor housing, face the greatest risks from heatwaves. As well as changes to rules and routines, public health warnings are vital, especially where records are being broken and people are unfamiliar with the conditions. In the scorching European summer of 2022, an estimated 68,000 people died due to heat. Health, welfare and emergency systems must respond to those needing help. Less direct harms include losses in agriculture. In the UK, the British Retail Consortium has blamed reduced crop yields, due to hot weather, for rising food price inflation. Wildfires – such as the one in Chios, Greece, last week – menace buildings, landscapes and wildlife as well as human lives. Last year, the UK government faced strong criticism from the advisory Climate Change Committee for inadequate adaptation plans. Apart from an increase in spending on flood defences, Labour has so far done little to rectify this. The current heatwave ought to change that. With a heat dome that draws in and traps warm air affecting almost all of France, as well as countries further south, the need to prepare is obvious. Good information enables sensible planning; this includes reliable forecasting as well as attribution studies that explain how global heating makes destructive weather more likely. Recent extreme weather in the US, as well as in Europe, highlights the folly of Donald Trump's cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By withdrawing from the Paris agreement, Mr Trump has made the US a global outlier. But while the EU remains committed to net zero by 2050 – and states are due to discuss an interim target for 2040 this week – support for net zero policies has been eroded in some European countries too over the last few years, particularly where far-right populist leaders have targeted them. Could the current dangerous heat help to refocus minds? Portugal and Spain both recorded new records at the weekend, with temperatures over 46C. This week, scientists at a conference in Exeter are gathering to discuss climate tipping points. Generally this term refers to the passing of dangerous limits – such as melted ice sheets – after which catastrophe becomes much harder to prevent. But Prof Timothy Lenton points out that it can also be used positively. Two examples are the accelerating uptake of solar power and electric vehicles. As well as supporting people to cope with the heat, and promoting adaptations of various kinds (for example, in building and urban design), European leaders should use current conditions to remind the public how much is at stake, and reinforce the importance of ambitious, achievable targets. Climate despair is deadly, but the anxiety produced by recognition of the risks can be harnessed to positive effect. As well as a problem to be dealt with, the heatwave could be viewed as a teachable moment – when the public becomes more receptive to the pressing case for change. Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
The Sun
7 hours ago
- The Sun
Scrapping the Rwanda migrant deterrent scheme has been Labour's biggest act of self-harm
French farce NEXT week Britain will roll out the red carpet for the State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. Someone should give him a tour of our asylum hotels instead. 1 After all, Macron's done precious little for the £480million we handed him to stop the boats. A record 20,000 have now crossed the Channel illegally in 2025 and been taken straight to free accommodation. Clearly, it's not just the migrants taking British taxpayers for a ride. Yesterday, French cops gave a demonstration of their expensive drones, cars and a beach buggy — all of which we helped pay for. Presumably their most-used bit of kit is new binoculars used by the gendarmes to make sure migrants are firmly on their way to Dover. Scrapping the Rwanda scheme has been Labour's biggest act of self-harm. Ministers are left making lame claims about smashing the people-smuggling gangs, while handing migrants millions more in legal aid to fight removal. Desperate Britain is now considering a 'one-in-one-out' returns agreement. In theory, the French set up asylum processing hubs and for every migrant with a genuine claim that they forward to Britain, we send an illegal back. But given their uselessness, how many will the French actually process? How car washes are being fined £3m a year for hiring illegal migrants to work - is your local firm among them? Migrants will keep chancing their luck until they know for a fact they will definitely be deported. Lost control WHAT total chaos. Normally, a Government with a huge majority would mark its first year in office by trumpeting a raft of great achievements. Sir Keir Starmer's Number Ten has chosen to blast itself in both feet. Last week's U-turn to try to salvage his flagship benefits bill was bad enough. Last night's second capitulation to Labour rebels renders it almost meaningless. No savings worthy of the name. No reform. No clue. We can now look forward to a second year in which Labour jacks up our taxes to fill the financial black hole. Still, at least the Prime Minister's Left-wing MPs will be happy. They look like the ones in control now. Cost of Red Ed In fact bills will go UP by a cumulative £104 by 2031 thanks to a massive upgrade of the network and green taxes. His uselessness would almost be considered funny. If it wasn't costing hard-up families yet another fortune.
