By Hanif Ghaffari

Macron's political stroke at Elysee Palace

TEHRAN - The results of recent polls in France for the young president are disappointing! The popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron remains stuck at under 30% as he battles a series of political troubles, with no major change, reported after the Notre-Dame fire, a poll said. According to the Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche just 29% of people polled said they are satisfied with the job Macron is doing, with 69% dissatisfied.

Ex-German chancellor says Europe needs Russia to withstand U.S., China

Europe needs Russia's potential and most importantly the country's market and natural resources in order to withstand such superpowers as China and the United States, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told the Spiegel outlet.