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    China, United States
    China cooks up token concessions for Trump summit

    The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing.
    The meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump has been postponed until mid-May in Beijing. © Adek Berry, Annabelle Gordon/AFP

    Xi Jinping is readying a slew of economic and diplomatic concessions for the US president's visit: big gas and soya purchases, easing of travel restrictions and even a potential Boeing order. At the same time, the Chinese leader wants to keep strategic control of the North Korea and Taiwan issues.

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    France, United Kingdom, United States
    French, British and US special forces rise above trans-Atlantic differences in Paris

    Le Petit Luxembourg, the official residence of the President of the Senate, is home to the Salons de Boffrand in Paris.
    Le Petit Luxembourg, the official residence of the President of the Senate, is home to the Salons de Boffrand in Paris. © Rosine Mazin/Aurimages via AFP

    A discreet dinner brought together leading figures from US, British and French special forces in the rooms of the French Senate on 10 April. A chance to reaffirm their unwavering ties since the Second World War, despite today's political upheavals.

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    France
    Major reshuffle of French prefects on the horizon

    French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025.
    French President Emmanuel Macron and French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in Marseille, on 16 December 2025. © Miguel Medina/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

    Following weeks of tension at the French interior ministry, the big annual restructuring of prefects has taken on a distinctly political tone. What is set to be the last such reshuffle of Emmanuel Macron's presidency is expected to be announced at the next cabinet meeting.

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