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Macron woos Abu Dhabi leaders to save French cultural offshoots in Emirates

United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a state dinner at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, on 18 July, 2022.
United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a state dinner at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, on 18 July, 2022. © Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/AFP

Top French cultural and educational executives were among the guests at a Versailles state dinner given by the French president for Emirati leaders in a charm offensive that aimed to breathe new life into projects such as the Louvre Museum's and Sorbonne University's offshoots in the Emirates.

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Australia, Europe, Ukraine
EU states push for Australia free-trade deal as reward for Ukraine support

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands prior to their meeting in Kyiv, on 3 July 2022.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands prior to their meeting in Kyiv, on 3 July 2022. © Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP

The Baltic states, along with Poland, Sweden and Finland, are lobbying to thank Australia for its contribution to the war in Ukraine by finalising the free-trade deal negotiations Canberra started with the EU in 2018.

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