Leaders arrive at Hague summit as Nato chief Rutte flatters Trump
It is the US president's first Nato summit since 2019 and all 32 leaders are set to commit to a big hike in defence spending.
Senior figure has set up Humanist France and is attracting support due to his criticisms of Israel’s actions in Gaza
The former French prime minister and foreign policy chief Dominique de Villepin has launched a political party called Humanist France, with a view to a possible bid for the French presidency in 2027.
De Villepin, who was prime minister under the rightwing president Jacques Chirac from 2005 to 2007, is best known for his dramatic speech to the United Nations in 2003, setting out France’s opposition to a US-led Iraq war and warning of the “incalculable consequences” of military action in the region.
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