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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Helene Fouquet and Anna Edgerton

April 25, 2018 at 3:44 PM UTC

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April 25, 2018 at 4:42 PM UTC

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French President Emmanuel Macron told U.S. lawmakers they must join with the international community to help preserve and extend the benefits of the postwar world order.

Addressing a joint session of Congress Wednesday on the third day of a state visit, Macron appealed to the U.S. not to turn inward as he listed a host of threats facing the world from climate change and rogue nuclear weapons to inequality and fake news.