Macron tells Trump France is ‘loyal and steadfast ally’ in NATO

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference at the end of a Special European Council to discuss continued support for Ukraine and European defence at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 6, 2025. (AFP)
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Updated 07 March 2025
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Macron tells Trump France is ‘loyal and steadfast ally’ in NATO

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said France was a “loyal and steadfast ally” in NATO after US leader Donald Trump questioned whether alliance members would come to the United States’ defense.
“We have always been there for each other,” Macron told reporters in Brussels after a meeting of EU leaders to discuss European defense. He said France had shown “respect and friendship” to the United States, and “we are entitled to ask for the same thing.”


US completes first Venezuelan oil sales valued at $500 million, US official says

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US completes first Venezuelan oil sales valued at $500 million, US official says

  • More sales to be completed in the coming days

WASHINGTON: The ​US has completed the first ‌sales ‌of ‌Venezuelan ⁠oil ​valued ‌at some $500 million, a US official ⁠told ‌Reuters ‍on ‍Wednesday.
Additional ‍sales are expected in ​the coming days and ⁠weeks, the official added.