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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoA step back from the brink': European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire
European leaders support the US-Iran ceasefire and call for a permanent end to hostilities, including in Lebanon.
Host Dana Bash asked how Trump's comments were received by European leaders. Negatively, hugely negatively, Robertson told her. He pointed to Trump chiding Macron for wearing Top Gun-style sunglasses to cover up a burst blood vessel in his right eye. Trump joked they were beautiful and asked, What the hell happened? The light ribbing came after Macron poked fun at Trump's claim that he has ended eight wars during his speech on Tuesday.
Luxembourg will enthrone a new head of state on Friday, as Grand Duke Henri abdicates his throne to son Guillaume. Grand Duke Henri, 70, will end his 25-year reign of the small European nation, that has a population of about 680,000 people, in a ceremony at the Grand Ducal Palace. The 43-year-old Guillaume will then be crowned and swear an oath to Luxembourg's constitution in front of guests such as the Dutch and Belgian royal couples.
European leaders are relieved that while the summit doesn't seem to have pressured Russian President Vladimir Putin further toward ending his war on Ukraine, neither did he leave Alaska with U.S. backing for keeping the territory he's invaded and occupied.
The forced smile of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, giving a Trump-style thumbs up while the U.S. president grins gleefully at her side represents a significant power imbalance in transatlantic relations.
"DEVELOPING SCANDAL: Macron, Starmer, and Merz caught on video on their return from Kiev. A bag of white powder on the table. Macron quickly pockets it, Merz hides the spoon," Jones claimed.