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Macron forced to wait roadside as Trump’s motorcade rolls through New York
French President Emmanuel Macron was left waiting roadside to clear the way for United States President Donald Trump’s motorcade in New York City.
The French president announced the recognition of a Palestinian state at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday — in defiance of the US.
In his speech at the UN, President Macron also outlined a framework that France is advancing in parallel.
However, he found himself stranded on the streets of New York City after his speech, as police stopped his vehicle and forced him to let Trump’s motorcade pass, British media outlets reported.
Videos showed the French president arguing with the police officials to let him pass through the barricades placed along the road.
However, officials refused to let Macron pass, saying: “I’m really sorry, Mr President, everything is frozen.”
At this moment, the French president took matters into his own hands and called the US president, asking him to “clear the road”.
Video footage showed the 47-year-old telling Trump over the phone, “I’m waiting in the street right now because everything is frozen for you.”
His phone call with Trump bore no fruit, and he was forced to walk down the streets as police officials initially opened the roads just for pedestrians.
The French president was then seen walking down the New York City streets, still talking to Trump over the phone.
Macron, however, made light of the situation and posed for photos with passersby and shared laughs with them.
The incident comes at a time when the US is at odds with its Western allies over recognition of a Palestinian state.
US President Trump criticised Western nations’ decision to recognise a Palestinian state as a “reward to Hamas”, said White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
“He feels this does not do anything to release the hostages, which is the primary goal right now in Gaza, does nothing to end this conflict and bring this war to a close,” Leavitt told reporters.
She added that Trump believed recognition of Palestinian statehood amounted to “more talk and not enough action” from US allies.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he believes Ukraine, with the support of the European Union and NATO, can win back all of the territory Russia has taken since its invasion.
Trump, who met with Ukraine’s leader at the United Nations earlier on Tuesday, has previously said that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end the war.
“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original borders from where this war started, is very much an option,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
In the post, Trump criticised Russia’s prosecution of the war, saying it had been fighting “aimlessly” in a war that a “real military power” would have won in “less than a week.”
“Putin and Russia are in BIG economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act,” the post continues.
Trump said the US will continue to supply weapons to NATO “for NATO to do what they want with them.”
NEW YORK: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the ongoing war in Gaza.
Addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, the US president said that Washington would continue playing its role in promoting peace worldwide.
He said that recognition of a Palestinian state would be too great a reward for Hamas, repeating his call for the release of hostages, dead or alive.
“Those who supported peace should united in demanding the release of the hostages, he added.
“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognise the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas,” he said.
During his address, Trump pledged that his administration will lead an international effort to enforce a biological weapons convention by pioneering an AI verification system
“I’m … calling on every nation to join us in ending the development of biological weapons once and for all,” he said.
Trump said that Iran can never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
“My position is very simple: The world’s number one sponsor of terror cannot be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon,” Trump added.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
DUBAI: In the densely populated Al Barsha area of Dubai, a fire suddenly broke out in a residential building on Tuesday afternoon.
However, the Dubai Civil Defence responded swiftly, and with the help of the advanced “Shaheen Drones”, the blaze was quickly brought under control.
According to officials, emergency teams arrived at the scene within six minutes of receiving the report, and the drones immediately helped extinguish the fire.
Residents were safely evacuated, and fortunately, there were no casualties.
Dubai authorities said: “The rapid and effective action of the Shaheen Drones, using water and foam, saved precious lives and prevented the fire from spreading.”
The Dubai Civil Defence confirmed that the Shaheen Drones are specially designed to combat fires in buildings up to 200 metres tall, with each drone carrying 1,200 litres of water and firefighting foam, allowing for fast and efficient firefighting operations.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has announced that by 2028, the use of drones for firefighting is expected to increase twenty-fold, and in the future, 70% of fire emergency decisions will be supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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