French News

1. France's Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at Slovakian summit

   French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian invasion.

2. Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary rivals, says official

   The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official told AFP on Wednesday.

3. 🔴 Live: At least five killed in strike on Ukraine's Luhansk, says Russian administration

   At least five people were killed and 19 wounded in a night bombardment in Ukraine's Luhansk region, its Russian administrators said, blaming the Ukrainian army for the attack. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 

4. NATO troops on guard in northern Kosovo for third day amid protests

   NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically divided northern Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday, as unrest prompted the alliance to send additional troops to the area and NATO and the West slammed Kosovo for not having done enough to stave off violence.

5. EU and US to prepare and push for global AI 'code of conduct'

   The European Union and United States said Wednesday they expect to draft a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence "within weeks" with the hope that fellow democracies will sign on.