BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale considers the idea suggested by the French president.
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Nigerian Muslims arrested for eating in public during Ramadan
A total of 25 people are arrested for either not fasting or selling food during the fasting month.
Mother on trial over abduction of six-year-old daughter in South Africa
Joshlin Smith has been missing for over a year after she disappeared outside her home in Saldanha Bay
Israeli police say one killed in bus station knife attack
Several others were hurt in the rare attack by a member of Israel’s Druze community, in Haifa.
US orders pause in cyber-offensive against Russia
The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen on Tuesday, says commerce chief
Donald Trump has threatened 25% blanket tariffs against his two neighbours.
Blatter and Platini back in court in Swiss Fifa fraud case
Ex-Fifa head Sepp Blatter and French football great Michel Platini were cleared in 2022, but prosecutors appealed.
Switzerland targets rich tourists but at what cost?
Switzerland’s already upmarket tourism sector is trying to attract more high rollers.
The ‘Time Lords’ racing to tackle the threat of GPS jamming
How a new atomic clock might be the way to tackle attacks on plane GPS systems
Afghans hiding in Pakistan live in fear of forced deportation
Pakistani officials have set a deadline to expel foreign nationals living illegally in the country.