- 25 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitysubmarine deal
Messages from Macron to Morrison leaked amid submarine deal row
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian media on Tuesday published messages between French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as Canberra seeks to push back against…
Macron says up to Australia to repair broken relations
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Australia's prime minister that he had broken the trust between their two countries and that it was up to Canberra to repair relations…
Biden, Macron discussed European defense, will meet in Rome -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday discussed security cooperation in Africa, Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as the two countries work to mend fences…
French ambassador says Australia ‘childish’ to keep U.S. subs pact secret
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's assertion that it could not inform France of its top-secret talks with the United States and Britain to build nuclear submarines is "childish", the French envoy…
U.S.’ Blinken talks European security cooperation with France’s Macron
By Simon Lewis and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday discussed a French push for more security cooperation among…
Need substance to any future France-Australia talks, says French presidential official
PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing itself for a substantial conversation with Australia when the time comes after Canberra ditched a defence accord with Paris for a partnership with Britain…
AUKUS submarine deal ‘very tricky’ for nuclear inspectors -IAEA chief
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations atomic agency has said the AUKUS deal in which Australia will obtain nuclear submarine technology from the United…
New Drives to Counter China Come With a Major Risk: Throwing Fuel on The Indo-Pacific Arms Race
An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements — AUKUS and the Quad — aimed at…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
At Quad, Japan’s Suga welcomed Australia submarine partnership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At a meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed the establishment last week of a trilateral partnership to provide…
Australia disputes French version of submarine letter
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia denied on Thursday an assertion by France that Canberra had re-committed to a $60 billion contract to buy French submarines in a letter…
Australian PM Scott Morrison on Rebuilding Ties with France
Morrison, speaking in Washington, said he would be patient in rebuilding ties with France. Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by telephone to smooth relations, however Morrison, who is…
White House says call with French President Macron was ‘friendly’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday lasted 30 minutes and was friendly, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. Last…
