France to extend its nuclear umbrella to Norway, Brazil to cut work week, Japan bids to boost ties with the Philippines (opens in new tab)

When the sun shines, we’ll shine together — but when it doesn’t, you’ll have the protection of France’s nuclear arsenal. That, to adapt the classic Rihanna record, was the message from French President Emmanuel Macron to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at a bilateral meeting in Paris on Wednesday. Norway, like the rest of Western Europe, has relied on the US nuclear deterrent for decades. But as the Trump administration sows deepening doubts about the US commitment to NATO, the cont...