From left, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot chat at the 62nd Munich Security Conference. EPA

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Germany's Merz tells Europe to reshape ties with US

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Rubio warns Munich Security Conference 'the old world is gone'

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Chancellery in Berlin in December 2025. AFP

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France fears wealth tax race 'to the bottom' after UK ultra-rich exodus

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France's Arab World Institute seeks new president after Epstein connection pushes Jack Lang out

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Putin thanks UAE as suspect in shooting of Russian general arrested

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France and Syria seek transfer of €32m from Rifaat Al Assad assets sale

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Germany turns to Gulf energy as RWE signs provisional LNG deal with Adnoc

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Fee of €2 at Rome's Trevi Fountain boosts city's tourist levy

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SYRIA - NOVEMBER 28: Rifaat al Assad back to Damascus after exile, Damascus, Syria On November 28, 1984 - Left to right: Hafaz el Assad, Abdel Halim Khaddam, and Rifaat al Assad. (Photo by Daniel SIMON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

France and Syria seek transfer of €32m from Rifaat Al Assad assets sale

Officials hope to strike an agreement this year to send funds to Damascus

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Germany turns to Gulf energy as RWE signs provisional LNG deal with Adnoc

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