Le hug that embarrasses Starmer: Cyprus's president embraces France's Macron as he visits island for talks about protecting island after Iran drone strike on RAF base

Mr Macron and Nikos Christodoulides embraced this morning at the start of the French leader's visit to discuss 'security' in the wake of an Iranian drone strike on RAF Akrotiri.


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