""I'm sorry, president, I'm really sorry, everything has been frozen, there's a motorcade coming right now, an officer tells Macron. The president then looks out over the empty street and replies: I don't see it, let me cross. Macron, who remains stuck behind a metal barrier, takes out his phone and appears to call Trump directly. Leaning on the barrier, he says, laughingly: How are you? Guess what? I'm waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you.""
""Macron later appears to be allowed through on foot but not in his car. Still on his phone, he proceeds to stride off down the street, past shoppers and pedestrians. The reporter from Brut said Macron walked for about 30 minutes with his security detail. He stopped and posed with passersby who asked for photographs, including one encounter with a man who kissed him on the forehead.""
""The time has come to end the war in Gaza, the massacres and the death, Macron had said during his opening speech to a special summit at the UN on Monday evening. The time has come to do justice for the Palestinian people and thus to recognise the state of Palestine in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.""
Emmanuel Macron was delayed after leaving a UN speech on recognising Palestine when police stopped his car to clear the route for President Donald Trump's motorcade. Macron spoke briefly with officers, remained behind a metal barrier, and appeared to call Trump before being allowed to continue on foot. He walked about 30 minutes with his security detail, posing for photographs and interacting with passersby. Macron had urged an end to the war in Gaza and called for recognition of a Palestinian state in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem during his UN opening speech.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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