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From Gaza to Greenland, Macron breaks with Trump on global flashpoints
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From Gaza to Greenland, French President Emmanuel Macron appears to be taking increasingly bolder diplomatic stabs at President Donald Trump’s foreign policy even though such gestures don’t «carry weight» as Trump pointed out last week after the French leader declared his intention to recognize a Palestinian state.
«French Presidents from Charles de Gaulle onwards have reveled in the idea that they are a natural counterweight to U.S. foreign policy on the international stage,» Alan Mendoza, executive director of the U.K.-based Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital Monday.
Charles de Gaulle was France’s long-serving leader in the 1950s and 1960s and was famously resistant to U.S. global dominance, withdrawing his country from NATO’s military command structure in a bid to increase its military independence and criticizing U.S. policies in Eastern Europe and Vietnam.
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Macron met with Trump in Washington on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Such contrarian actions, Mendoza said, «have in many ways defined the French Fifth Republic, with larger-than-life characters thrusting their views onto the world stage.
«The difference now is that France matters far less globally than it did 60 years ago,» he said, adding that a weakening of the European country’s economy and its military might «means that where once de Gaulle could roar, now Macron whimpers.»
«What was once a sign of French strength and confidence now therefore looks more like a desperate attempt to escape irrelevance,» said Mendoza.
In a dramatic announcement last week, Macron said that at the United Nations General Assembly in September France intends to declare its recognition of a Palestinian state, even as Palestinian terror groups continue to battle Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians carry bags and boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The statement drew condemnation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said such a move «rewards terror.»
It was also criticized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called the decision «reckless» and «a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th.» He said the U.S. strongly rejected such a plan.
Trump merely dismissed Macron’s Gaza move, telling reporters at the White House Friday «what he says doesn’t matter.»
«He’s a very good guy. I like him, but that statement doesn’t carry weight,» the president said.
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This is not the first time the president has discounted Macron as inconsequential.
Last month, after the French president speculated about Trump’s reasons for leaving the G7 summit in Canada early and returning to Washington, the president wrote on his Truth Social platform, «Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!»
In the same post, Trump said Macron was «publicity seeking.»
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he stands on the glacier Mont Nunatarsuaq during a visit to Greenland June 15, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)
The disparaging comments came after Macron directly contradicted Trump’s foreign policy by stopping on his way to the summit in the semi-autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland, which Trump has said he wishes to acquire.
«Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken,» Macron declared in a diplomatic stab at Trump’s foreign policy and seemingly an attempt to rally support from other European countries to stand up to the U.S.
Asked about Trump’s ambitions for Greenland, Macron, according to Reuters, said, «I don’t think that’s what allies do. … It’s important that Denmark and the Europeans commit themselves to this territory, which has very high strategic stakes and whose territorial integrity must be respected.»
In February, the French president paid his first visit to the White House since Trump’s return to power, and while the meeting appeared to be warm, it also came amid tension over the U.S. approach to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Hours before the meeting, the U.S. voted against a United Nations resolution drafted by Ukraine and the European Union condemning Russia for its invasion.
President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Tensions between Macron and Trump are not personal, said Mendoza, but they are also not totally ideological.
They stem from Macron’s «desire to be relevant and to stand for something,» he said. «The French are famous contrarians, but they do it for the sake of being contrarian.»
Reuel Marc Gerecht, a resident scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the Washington, D.C., think tank, said Macron was no «different from most European leaders. … Trump just isn’t their cup of tea.»
«Most view Trump as a convulsive, hostile force who views America’s historic relationship with Europe as transactional,» he said.
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«Macron, like most French leaders, defines himself in part against the U.S.,» Gerecht added, explaining that, traditionally, France and America «had a ‘mission civilisatrice’ or a competitive enlightenment mission.»
«The American way has been enormously appealing in Europe since World War II, but it has come in part at the expense of the French, who have culturally lost a lot of ground to the Anglophones, especially the Americans,» he said. «Consequently, many Frenchmen have a love-hate relationship with the U.S.»
On Macron, Gerecht added, «He is part of the French elite. They are a bright lot who punch way above their weight, but, educationally, temperamentally, they are nearly the opposite of Trump.»
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Space-based missile-killing Golden Dome tech aims for crucial test before Trump leaves office: Lockheed Martin
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Lockheed Martin is designing a space-based missile interceptor and aims to test the technology for potential integration into President Donald Trump’s «Golden Dome» defense shield within the next three years.
The defense contractor revealed this week that it hopes to test a satellite defensive weapon capable of destroying hypersonic missiles by 2028.
If successful, this would mark the first time in history the United States has deployed interceptors in space to destroy enemy missiles before they reach the homeland. Lockheed is still weighing different technologies, ranging from lasers to kinetic satellites that could maneuver and strike high-speed targets in flight.
«We have missile warning and tracking satellites made by Lockheed Martin in orbit today that provide timely detection and warning of missile threats,» said Amanda Pound, mission strategy and advanced capabilities director at Lockheed Martin Space, told Fox News Digital.
«We are committed to making space-based interceptors for missile defense a reality, leveraging our decades of experience, investments, and industry partnerships, to be ready for on orbit testing in 2028.»
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Lockheed Martin is designing a space-based missile interceptor and aims to test the technology for potential integration into former President Donald Trump’s «Golden Dome» defense shield within the next three years. (Lockheed Martin )
Lockheed’s space interceptor project directly supports Trump’s «Golden Dome for America» initiative, first unveiled in May 2025. The ambitious missile defense concept calls for a global constellation of satellites armed with sensors and interceptors, designed to detect, track and eliminate advanced missile threats – including hypersonic and ballistic weapons – before they can strike U.S. soil.
The idea echoes President Ronald Reagan’s 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative, often dubbed «Star Wars,» which was dismissed at the time as science fiction. But today, the technologies once seen as far-fetched are rapidly advancing, according to defense leaders.
Gen. Michael Guetlein, appointed by the Trump administration to head Golden Dome, emphasized that key components of the system already exist, expressing confidence in achieving a test-ready platform by 2028. Still, it’s no easy feat.
«Intercepting a missile in orbit is a pretty wicked hard problem physics‑wise,» said Jeff Schrader, vice president of Lockheed’s space division. «But not impossible,» he added, noting breakthroughs in maneuverability and guidance systems.
Analysts caution that to make the Golden Dome vision a reality, the U.S. may need to launch thousands of interceptors into orbit. Some have compared it to the Cold War–era «Brilliant Pebbles» program, which proposed a similar space-based missile shield but was eventually shelved due to skyrocketing costs and technical hurdles.
The Trump administration wants Golden Dome to be completed before the president leaves office. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Golden Dome is currently projected to cost $175 billion, with $25 billion already approved by Congress. But long-term estimates range anywhere from $161 billion to over $830 billion over two decades – raising questions about the program’s affordability and long-term sustainability.
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Meanwhile, Lockheed is bolstering ground-based missile defense systems to complement the orbital layer. In March 2025, the company’s Aegis Combat System aboard the USS Pinckney successfully simulated the interception of hypersonic medium-range missiles during the FTX-40 exercise, codenamed Stellar Banshee.
The company is also advancing infrared seeker technology for interceptors, which would enhance the tracking and targeting of fast-moving missiles in their terminal phase.
Lockheed hopes to incorporate space-based missile interceptors into Golden Dome. (Lockheed Martin)
Lockheed remains a central player in the Pentagon’s broader missile defense and hypersonic weapons development effort. It is the prime contractor for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), which is targeting an initial operating capability by the end of fiscal year 2028.
Simultaneously, the company is fulfilling Navy contracts for its Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapons system. Sea-based deployment of CPS is expected to begin between 2027 and 2028.
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President Trump has publicly stated he wants Golden Dome operational by the end of his term. But industry officials warn that supply chain limitations and the Pentagon’s slow-moving procurement system make full deployment by 2029 unlikely.
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A search is underway for an American journalist who went missing on a Norwegian glacier at Folgefonna National Park while on a solo backpacking trip, according to his family.
Alec Luhn, 38, was reported missing on Monday to the Norwegian authorities when he did not show up for his flight home to England after leaving for a hike on July 31 in Odda, in southwestern Norway, according to his wife, Veronika Silchenko, who posted on social media urging anyone who may have seen him to get in touch.
Luhn, an award-winning American climate journalist, was on vacation with his family before he left for the hike and shared his location, according to CBS News.
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Alec Luhn, 38, was reported missing on Monday to the Norwegian authorities. (Getty Images)
His family was not worried since he is an experienced outdoorsman, according to the outlet. His family expected he might not have cell service, but when he did not show up for his flight back home on Monday night, they called the police.
Silchenko, an Emmy-winning TV journalist, said her husband sent a picture from his last known location in Odda on Thursday, saying «that was the last time I heard from him.»
Alex Luhn was headed to Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip. (Facebook via Veronika Silchenko)
«Alec is basically obsessed with the Arctic,» Silchenko told CBS News. «He loves glaciers and snow, and he loves explorers, and he’s a climate journalist, so for him it is always that story that now because of the climate change they’re all shrinking, and he’s trying his best to go to the coldest countries.»
Alec Luhn was on vacation with his family before he left for the hike. (Getty Images)
Luhn lives with his wife in London, but he is from Wisconsin.
He has reported for various outlets, including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Scientific American, TIME, CBS News Radio and VICE News TV.
Bad weather had forced a search operation with a helicopter to be suspended on Monday night, police said.
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Alec Luhn lives with his wife in London, but he is from Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
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«The weather started to get really bad around midnight. At that time, it was not reasonable to continue the search up in the mountains,» Tatjana Knappen of the Western Police District told Norway’s public broadcaster NRK.
A volunteer search and rescue team, police, sniffer dogs and drones renewed the search on Tuesday before it was again suspended due to weather conditions.
The Norwegian Red Cross said search operations had been ongoing throughout Tuesday. It said the search teams were local and familiar with the terrain, but called it particularly challenging due to difficult conditions and demanding weather.
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La historia detrás del “Monstruo de Los Andes”, el asesino serial que mató a más de 300 nenas y desapareció sin dejar rastro
A Pedro Alonso López se lo considera uno de los asesinos seriales más letales de América Latina. Se trata de un hombre que confesó haber masacrado a más de 300 nenas con un modus operandi escalofriante en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú.
“El Monstruo de Los Andes”, como lo apodó la prensa posteriormente, fue condenado por sus crímenes en 1983, pero lo liberaron 15 años después por buena conducta.
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El 22 de septiembre de 1999, López fue visto en público en la ciudad de Bogotá. En ese momento, tenía 51 años y había ido al Registro Nacional para realizar el trámite de renovación de documento. Esa fue la última vez se supo de él, por lo que el misterio de su paradero aún inquieta a la sociedad colombiana.
Una mente criminal
Pedro Alonso López nació el 8 de octubre de 1948 en la localidad colombiana de Venadillo, en Tolima. Fue el séptimo hijo de trece hermanos y creció en un contexto violento: su madre, Benilda López, era agresiva y los torturaba cada vez que tenía un episodio.
Sin embargo, años después de que se descubrieran los crímenes de su hijo, la mujer dio su versión de los hechos y aseguró que Pedro intentó abusar de una de sus hermanas menores, motivo por el cual lo echó de su casa. “Él es un hijo malo y yo no tengo la culpa de que haya salido así”, mencionó en diálogo con El Tiempo.
La primera vez que López estuvo en la cárcel fue cuando tenía 21 por una causa de robo de autos. En 1969, fue condenado a 7 años de prisión y, durante su estadía en el penal, fue abusado sexualmente en reiteradas ocasiones por tres presos. Posteriormente, Pedro asesinó a estos hombres, lo cual provocó que su pena aumentara a dos años más. Pedro Alonso López fue a la cárcel por primera vez cuando tenía 21 años. (Foto: El Tiempo)
En 1978, Pedro salió de la cárcel y comenzó a vivir una vida nómade en las montañas de la Cordillera de los Andes hasta llegar a Perú. Sin embargo, lejos de optar por una vida tranquila y alejada de la violencia, fue el momento en el que comenzó a desarrollar un modus operandi macabro.
En esa época, empezó a ganarse la confianza de nenas de entre 8 y 12 años que pertenecían a tribus indígenas de la región de Ayacucho, en el sur de Perú. Según detalla la investigación, López las llevaba a un lugar solitario con la excusa de que les iba a dar un regalo y, en su lugar, las golpeaba y las violaba. Luego de ello, las estrangulaba.
Durante años, el homicida llevó a cabo cientos de crímenes similares en la región, hasta que fue descubierto cuando intentaba secuestrar a una menor de 9 años. En ese momento, las autoridades lo deportaron a Ecuador, lugar en donde quedó libre y siguió cometiendo los asesinatos.
Una confesión escalofriante
La segunda vez que Pedro Alonso fue a la cárcel tenía 32 años. La policía lo detuvo luego de que lo descubrieran -nuevamente- en medio de un intento de secuestro.
En esta ocasión, el hombre decidió confesar todo a los investigadores: había asesinado a más de 300 nenas en su recorrido entre los tres países. “El momento de la muerte es apasionante y excitante. Algún día, cuando esté en libertad, sentiré ese momento de nuevo. Estaré encantado de volver a matar. Es mi misión”, admitió en ese entonces. López confesó más de 300 crímenes cuando fue detenido en Ecuador mientras intentaba secuestrar a una nena. (Foto: El Tiempo)
Durante sus confesiones, el criminal indicó a la policía la fosa en donde había enterrado los cadáveres de 57 de sus víctimas. Además, dijo que en Ecuador había masacrado a al menos 110 menores de edad. En cuanto a Colombia y Perú, los homicidios subieron a 200.
En 1983, Pedro Alonso López fue condenado a la máxima condena de Ecuador: 16 años. En 1994, fue extraditado a Colombia, donde fue considerado “inimputable” debido a que una pericia psicológica puso en evidencia sus trastornos mentales. Cuatro años más tarde, fue liberado del centro psiquiátrico en el cual estuvo sometido bajo tratamiento.
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En octubre de 2002, Colombia emitió a la Interpol un pedido de captura internacional porque se sospechaba que el múltiple homicida estaba detrás del crimen de una menor. Sin embargo, su paradero hasta el día de hoy es un misterio.
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