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France’s Macron to finally meet press after cabinet reshuffle – World

PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron is to answer questions from the media at a rare press conference on Tuesday as he seeks to turn around his second term with a new cabinet. The 46-year-old centrist, whose words from 8:15 pm (1915 GMT) will be aired on several television channels at prime time, is expected to

Traveller’s tearful TikTok after ‘unfriendly encounter’ in France goes viral

Angela, with over 15,000 followers, detailed feeling isolated during her month-long European journey Traveller's tearful TikTok after unfriendly encounter in France goes viral.—via RealPHDFoodie A US travel influencer, Angela, known for her TikTok account RealPHDFoodie, shared an emotional account of her solo trip to France in a viral video titled "France made me cry".Angela, with over

Two dead in Santa Claus plane crash in France

A pilot and a passenger dressed as Father Christmas heading for a children’s party were killed Sunday when their plane crashed in central France, officials said. The men, aged 68 and 79, were taking part in a flight for their local aviation club. The small plane crashed less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) from Vichy-Charmeil

France orders 42 new Rafale fighter jets

PARIS   -   France has ordered 42 new Rafale fight­er jets, Defence Minister Se­bastien Lecornu said Friday, with the first to be delivered in 2027. Bringing the total num­ber of Rafales bought by Par­is to 234, the five-billion-eu­ro ($5.5 billion) order for the latest version of the Dassault planes would offer “mod­ernised operational capabil­ities”

France orders new Rafale jets – World

PARIS: France has ordered 42 new Rafale fighter jets, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Friday, with the first to be delivered in 2027. Bringing the total number of Rafales bought by Paris to 234, the five-billion-euro ($5.5 billion) order for the latest version of the Dassault planes would offer “modernised operational capabilities” to the French

Macron picks Attal, 34, as France’s youngest PM

PARIS  -  Gabriel Attal has been named France’s next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the youngest PM in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984. Mr Attal replaces Élisabeth

Attal becomes France’s youngest pm as Macron seeks reset

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift, but signals a desire for Macron to try to move beyond last year’s

Attal picked as France’s youngest PM – World

PARIS: French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron late Monday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with

Garcia steers France past Norway into United Cup semi-finals – Sport

SYDNEY: Caroline Garcia guided France into a United Cup semi-final against Iga Swiatek’s Poland on Thursday, winning a tough singles rubber and backing up in the mixed doubles to send Norway packing. After she came through a titanic struggle against unheralded Malene Helgo 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), a red-hot Casper Ruud swept past Adrian

Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest prime minister as Macron seeks reset – World

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift, but signals a desire for Macron to try to move beyond last year’s

Rafale Fighters ‘Go Missing’ In Official Statements Of Both India & France; Is Indian Navy Really Getting Rafale-M?

By  Prakash Nanda File Image: Rafale M The just concluded visit of the Indian Prime Minister to France saw the rare phenomenon of the two countries...

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