Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details of a classified surveillance program, is begging Emmanuel Macron to grant him asylum. Snowden, now living in self-imposed exile in Moscow, told France's Inter radio today that 'protecting whistleblowers is not a hostile act', and that he feels entitled to get protected status in France. Snowden unsuccessfully applied for asylum in 2013 under Macron's predecessor, Francois Hollande, and also sought asylum ...