French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting India as the chief guest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations on the invitation of PM Modi. Macron’s state visit marks France’s sixth participation, the highest of any other nation, as chief guest on India’s Republic Day. Republic Day 2024: The chief guest for this year’s Republic Day, French … Read more
Employee holding up yellowcake at a uranium processing facility at Turamidih Uranium Mill in India. Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty Images The uranium renaissance has a slight hitch: the world’s largest producer of the yellowcake is staring at a production snag over the next two years. And that’s about to send uranium prices, … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size French regulator CNIL said on Tuesday it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros (CAD$48 million) for what the CNIL said was an “excessively intrusive” surveillance system set up to monitor the performance of staff. The CNIL said indicators tracking the inactivity time of employees’ scanners had been … Read more
Paris — A 13-year-old is being questioned by police in western France in connection with at least 380 false bomb threats. Police say the adolescent is suspected of having emailed or called in the threats to airports, courthouses and universities across France. The teenager, who is believed to suffer from behavioral issues, was picked up by … Read more
A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire broke down in November. The medicines will be shipped through Egypt and delivered to the International Committee of the … Read more
Medicines for hostages in Gaza and humanitarian aid for civilians entered the war-torn Palestinian territory on Wednesday under a deal mediated by Doha and Paris, Qatar announced. “Over the past few hours, medicine and aid entered the Gaza Strip, in implementation of the agreement announced yesterday for the benefit of civilians in the Strip, including … Read more
Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more
France’ President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister. “I know I can count on your energy and your commitment to implement the rearmament and regeneration project that I announced,” Mr Macron wrote on X. The new prime minister becomes the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. … Read more
Paris — Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Attal is also France’s first openly gay prime minister. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the … Read more
