The leaders of Russia, France and Germany arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for a four-nation summit aiming to focus on the crisis in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting Russia’s Vladimir Putin, France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on the conflict. Turkey and Russia ...
Belgium’s purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets instead of a European aircraft “strategically goes against European interests,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. Belgium announced on Thursday it will buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets to replace its ageing fleet of F-16s, to the detriment of French aircraft maker Rafale.
