Hamstrung by troubles at home, French President Emmanuel Macron has been firing on all cylinders since Donald Trump's re-election -- seemingly looking to leverage the Republican's return to make a diplomatic comeback of his own.
At a meeting of European leaders in Budapest, Macron struck a combative tone Thursday as he urged the continent to write its "own history" at a "decisive moment" in time -- rather than let its course be dictated by the United States, China or Russia.
