but added that the photos had "aroused much mockery". Mr Macron is among a long list of politicians who have been keen to show off their sporting prowess. President Putin famously paraded bare ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden ... European leaders against the belief that Xi can act as a mediator with Putin. This, he said, is "not happening because Xi's ...

French officials said earlier that Macron planned to urge Xi in talks Thursday to use Beijing’s influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but didn’t expect a big shift in the Chinese ...

Macron also asked Xi to press Russia to comply with international rules on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Putin has said he will station tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine’s neighbor ...