Emmanuel Macron, France's president, delivers a special address on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Europe must be more assertive on the world stage as it confronts an uncertain future for its relations with the U.S. In a possible nod toward the potential re-election of Donald Trump, Macron said that Europe should charge its own path on consequential issues rather than relying too closely on its ally across the Atlantic. Central to those issues are the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the climate transition, Macron said. Though absent from Davos this year, Trump's potential reelection has been a key topic of conversation at the Alpine resort after he won the Iowa caucuses on Monday.

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Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Hollie Adams, Donald Trump, Macron, Republicans — Trump, —, Trump Organizations: Economic, Bloomberg, Getty Images, U.S, Republicans Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Europe, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Iowa