Macron says Europe must protect sovereignty in face of Trump’s return

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Jan. 22, 2025. (Reuters)
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Updated 22 January 2025
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Macron says Europe must protect sovereignty in face of Trump’s return

  • Macron made the remarks at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

PARIS: More than ever, Europeans, including France and Germany, must protect their sovereignty in the face of the return of US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
He made the remarks at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris, adding that it was important to support the automobile, steel, chemical sectors, among others.
“After the inauguration of a new administration in the United States, it is necessary more than ever for Europeans and for our two countries to play their role of consolidating a united, strong and sovereign Europe,” Macron said.


US to revoke citizenship of naturalized migrants convicted of fraud, Trump says

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP)
Updated 14 January 2026
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US to revoke citizenship of naturalized migrants convicted of fraud, Trump says

  • “We’re also ‌going to ‍revoke ‍the citizenship ‍of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere ​else who is convicted of defrauding ⁠our citizens,” Trump said

DETROIT: US President Donald ​Trump said on Tuesday that his administration is going to revoke ‌the citizenship ‌of ‌any ⁠naturalized ​immigrant ‌from Somalia or any other country who is convicted of defrauding “our ⁠citizens.”
“We’re also ‌going to ‍revoke ‍the citizenship ‍of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere ​else who is convicted of defrauding ⁠our citizens,” Trump said in a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.