France President Emmanuel Macron threw down the gauntlet to US President Trump on the Paris climate agreement Yesterday, Tuesday, saying the environmental accord will not be renegotiated to favor the U.S.

During his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Macron said "[the deal] can be improved, we can have new contributions, but we will not backtrack." Of the accord, he said, "i t binds us. It brings together us."

His speech comes after reports suggest that Trump's administration will following through on the President's promise to withdraw from the accord, unless a more favorable agreement was given to the U.S.

Macron firmly rejected escalation with North Korea and said France would "not close any door to


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