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European lawmakers raise placards reading 'Stop the War in Syria' in protest against airstrikes launched by the US, Britain and France in Syria last week, as French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/ Jean Francois Badias)
April 17, 2018, 9:49 pm
France’s Macron: EU must reform to fight rising nationalism
Answer to authoritarianism is 'not democratic authoritarianism, but the authority of democracy,' says president, comparing Europe's political divisions to a civil war
By Sylvie Corbet and Jean-Francois Badias
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks before the European Parliament on April 17, 2018, in the eastern French city of Strasbourg. (AFP PHOTO / Frederick FLORIN)
April 17, 2018, 4:49 pm
Macron: Syria strikes were ‘for honor of international community’
In address to European Parliament, French leader warns divisions between democracy and authoritarianism in EU are like a 'civil war'
By Jérôme RIVET, Cedric Simon and Danny Kemp
Israeli soldiers visit the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery on the eve of Memorial Day, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 17, 2018, 2:23 pm
Lone soldier center, Masa program commemorate Israel’s fallen in English
Thousands of young Jews from diaspora communities pay respects; mothers of fallen soldiers Michael Levin and Max Steinberg to speak at Ammunition Hill ceremony
By TOI staff
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint news conference with New Zealand's prime minister at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Charles Platiau)
April 16, 2018, 4:32 pm
Macron clarifies Syria comments, says US and France united
After his remark on US troop presence gets pushback from White House, French president says top military aim of both countries is to defeat IS
By AFP
US President Donald Trump is introduced to speak to US military troops at Naval Air Station Sigonella, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy. (AP/Evan Vucci)
April 16, 2018, 5:12 am
White House insists Trump still planning to pull US troops out of Syria
Statement comes after French President Macron says he convinced his US counterpart to stay engaged in Syria 'for the long term'
By Agencies
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with US President Donald Trump on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
April 16, 2018, 1:42 am
France convinced Trump to stay in Syria ‘for the long term,’ says Macron
French president also says he persuaded his US counterpart to limit air strikes to chemical weapons sites
By Katy Lee
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron deliver a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017. (AFP Photo/Patrick Kovarik)
April 15, 2018, 10:51 pm
Iran deal’s fate could rest on last-minute European interventions with Trump
Macron and Merkel likely to be last European leaders to meet Trump ahead of his mid-May deadline for the accord's 'serious flaws' to be fixed
By Matthew Lee
In this January 2, 2018 file photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)
April 14, 2018, 11:15 am
Syria, Iran and Hezbollah slam ‘barbaric’ strikes on chemical sites
Khamenei denounces Trump, Macron and May as 'criminals' after early morning joint strike
By AFP
A British military Typhoon aircraft lands at the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) of Akrotiri, a British overseas territory located ten kilometres west of the southern Cypriot port city of Limassol, following US, British and French strikes on Syria on April 14, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / Iakovos Hatzistavrou)
April 14, 2018, 10:32 am
With Syria strike, Macron and May order first major military operations
For both the French and the British leaders, last week's alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrians crossed a 'red line'
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
France's President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference after his meeting with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on January 11, 2018 at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome. (AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO)
April 14, 2018, 5:24 am
Macron says Syria crossed France’s ‘red line’
French leader says strikes target Assad's 'clandestine chemical arsenal'
By AP
In this file photo taken on March 13, 2018, US President Donald Trump gestures after speaking to military personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California.(AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan/Alternative Crop)
April 13, 2018, 12:48 pm
Very soon, or not at all: 7 things to know for April 13
US President Donald Trump's tweets on Syria leave Israelis worried about whether a war might be just around the corner
By Adiv Sterman
Abu Mohammed al-Golani (center), the leader of al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group Fatah al-Sham Front, is seen in this picture posted by the group discussing battlefield details with field commanders. (Militant UGC via AP)
April 11, 2018, 8:11 pm
Iran hurls ‘support for terrorism’ charge back at rival Saudi Arabia
After Saudi prince blasts Tehran during visit to Paris, Iran accuses kingdom of support for al-Qaeda, Islamic State
By AFP
This photo released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows smoke rising after Syrian government airstrikes hit in the town of Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus, Syria, on April 7, 2018. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
April 11, 2018, 10:18 am
After gas attack, US, UK, France weigh strike on Syria by end of week
Sources say Trump consulting with international allies on possible joint military response to Assad, but no firm decisions made
By Robert Burns and Josh Lederman
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Elysee Presidential palace for a meeting on April 10, 2018 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC MARIN)
April 10, 2018, 11:41 pm
France, Saudi Arabia agree on need to curb Iranian ‘expansionism’
Macron calls for 'greater efforts' to limit Tehran's ballistic activity, warns its policies feed terrorism and destabilize the region
By AFP
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 9, 2018. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP)
April 9, 2018, 10:56 pm
Trump promises decision ‘very quickly’ on Syria response
US president vows to uncover culprits of alleged chemical weapons attack, lists Iran, Russia as likely suspects, says even Putin will 'pay the price,' if necessary
By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Lemire
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