Fresh from a G20 summit, French President Emmanuel Macron was driven straight from the airport to the Arc de Triomphe which, over the weekend, had been targeted by angry protesters who sprayed graffiti and smashed the statue of Marianne. The Champs Elysees was closed to the public so they spread out in the surrounding area smashing pavements and street furniture, burning cars and buildings, and targeting shops and restaurants. The government is debating whether to re-impose a state of emergency which was in place between 2015 and 2017.
As of January 2019, Qatar has decided that it no longer wants to be an OPEC member. This reflects the souring relations between the world’s biggest exporter of Liquid Natural Gas and its Middle-Eastern neighbours. This comes ahead of OPEC’s 175th meeting which starts in Vienna on Thursday.
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