China's global ambitions
Xi calls for cooperation: "The world at a crossroads"
The countries of the Central Asian Cooperation Organization (SCO) should work together to counter external interference and promote a "just and multipolar world". These are the messages from China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin during the SCO's annual meeting in Kazakhstan, several news agencies report.
- The world is once again at a crossroads. It is extremely important for the world that the SCO stands on the right side of history, Xi said, according to AFP.
During the meeting, it was also decided that Belarus will become a new member of the organization, writes TT.
SCO's permanent members are already Kazakhstan, India, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.
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The new election in France
Macron keeps low profile - told to stop campaigning
During the French election campaign, President Emmanuel Macron has been largely invisible, states Politico. According to information to the site, this is being done at the direct request of the own Renaissance party.
- He was told to stop campaigning. But it wasn't that he heard what we said, it was more that he was forced to listen to us, says a party source who wishes to remain anonymous.
The source further says that Macron "underestimated how much the public dislikes his personality".
Several heavy-hitting party representatives have argued in recent weeks that Parity's campaign needs to be "demacronified", and French media have previously reported how his face was cleaned out of campaign material.
The French election will be decided in a second round of voting that will take place on Sunday.
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