The two major contenders in the race to run France launched their presidential campaigns in the city of Lyon this weekend, both taking very different approaches in their attempts to appeal to voters. "I am thinking about our British friends who chose to leave Europe (…) I am thinking about the withdrawal operated for several years by our American friends who may be deciding to abandon their historic mission, which is, by our side, to ensure peace around the globe," he said. Talking about the terrorist threat, Macron went on to pledge an increase in the country's defense budget to 2 percent of France's gross domestic ... (full story)