The nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is the flagship of the French Navy

The nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is the flagship of the French Navy

The flagship of the French Navy, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, on Tuesday set course for the Atlantic, the defence ministry said, after the United States and Europe butted heads over Greenland.

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet the leaders of Denmark and Greenland in Paris, his office said.

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