By Delphine Touitou, Francesco Fontemaggi and Valerie Leroux, AFPPhoto: MICHEL EULER / POOL / AFPFrench President Emmanuel Macron said the United States was "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from some of its allies. "The United States is an established power, but one that is gradually turning away from some of its allies and breaking free from international rules that it was still promoting recently," Macron told ambassadors at the Elysee Palace. In the wake of his military intervention in Venezuela, President Trump set off alarm bells in Europe by repeating his insistence that he wants to take control of Greenland. The White House on Wednesday flagged the US exit from 66 global organisations and treaties -- roughly half affiliated with the United Nations -- it identified as "contrary to the interests of the United States." Washington has denounced the tech rules as an attempt to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose.

Source: International New York Times January 08, 2026 16:04 UTC