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Macron’s comments came after Italy’s new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships.
AGENCY

France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship

European Union states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday

  • Agency
5 min read
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a family photo with the Franco-German Ministerial Council before a meeting in Meseberg in 2019.
ANGELA MERKEL

Macron backs Merkel in political battle on immigration

France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday jumped to the aid of his core European partner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel

  • Laurence Benhamou
  • Frank Zeller
4 min read
“There was an offer from Saudi to invest in Denel, not buy a stake. At some point we did consider it, but we did not come [to] any conclusion,” Sisulu said. (David Harrison/M&G)
DEATH

Books that are odes to love and death

How to get through life? These novels of ideas and odes to “ordinary people” give some hints.

  • Darryl Accone
6 min read
Desperate for a new life: Even if the EU targets people smugglers in Libya
MIGRANTS IN EUROPE

Airstrikes ‘won’t deter migrants’

More than just military action is needed in Libya to curb desperate refugees and hungry smugglers.

  • Patrick Kingsley
5 min read
CHILD MIGRANTS

Perilous path awaits child migrants

Minors seeking a better life in Europe are highly likely to endure injury, robbery and exploitation.

  • John Hooper
5 min read