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French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not be intimidated or “give in to bullies,” delivering his strongest rebuke yet of US president Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe blocks a US takeover of Greenland.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Macron said France and Europe would not “passively…
AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) French President Emmanuel Macron will ask the European Union to activate its powerful anti-coercion instrument if the United States goes ahead with imposing tariffs on European countries amid the standoff over Greenland, according to officials and media reports.Macron’s office said on Sunday that the French president would request the…
NEW DELHI: India has inked a joint venture cooperation agreement with France to domestically produce the ‘Hammer’ smart precision guided air-to-ground weapons, which were used in the cross-border hostilities with Pakistan under Operation Sindoor in May.The JV agreement for the Hammer weapons, which are designed to destroy bunkers and hardened shelters at ranges of around…
While Laika, the Soviet dog, is often remembered as the first animal to orbit Earth in 1957, France soon followed with its own historic mission. According to NASA, on October 18, 1963, French scientists launched the first cat, Félicette, into space aboard the Véronique AGI 47 sounding rocket. She became the first cat to experience…
Louvre museum thieves caught on camera escaping with the jewels. A video has emerged showing two thieves calmly escaping the Louvre Museum in Paris with an estimated €88 million (£76 million) worth of France’s crown jewels — in what is being described as one of the country’s most spectacular heists in decades.The 36-second clip, verified…
The world’s most famous Louvre Museum in France was expecting around 30,000 visitors (estimated), unaware of the fact that seven minutes of Sunday morning were enough to lodge another incident of robbery in its notorious history. It was nothing less than a filmy scene when an unknown number of thieves on scooters carrying chainsaws broke…
CMA CGM, the French shipping giant and world’s third-largest container carrier, has identified India as a potential hub for constructing small, LNG-powered container vessels. This development follows chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saade’s signing of a letter of intent with Cochin Shipyard for six vessels, valued at approximately $300 million, as reported by Economic Times. This…
France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday unveiled his new Cabinet, balancing members of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance, conservative allies, and a few figures from outside politics, AP reported.The 39-year-old Lecornu faces immediate challenges, including producing a national budget and restoring investor confidence amid growing political turmoil and public discontent. France’s parliament…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s prime minister, the Élysée Palace announced, bringing an end to a week of political turmoil.Lecornu had abruptly resigned on Monday, just hours after unveiling a new Cabinet that drew opposition from a key coalition partner. His sudden departure prompted calls for Macron to…
CHENNAI: French aerospace and defence major Safran is planning a rapid expansion of its operations in India, aiming to double its workforce and significantly increase sourcing from Indian suppliers every two years. The company is gradually broadening its sourcing from civil aviation components to dual-use and defence applications.Safran has recently established a small sourcing team…
