US ready to stop North Korean nuke menace: Donald Trump tells Emmanuel Macron
The US is ready along with its allies to apply the full range of diplomatic, economic and military measures to stop the North Korean nuclear menace, President Donald Trump told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday.
Aug 13, 2017, 00:35 AM IST
France President Emmanuel Macron gives his seal of approval for Neymar's transfer to PSG
Neymar was expected to arrive in Paris on Thursday to finalise his world-record 222-million-euro transfer ($260 million) from Barcelona to PSG.
Aug 03, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
French actress Jeanne Moreau dies at 89
Jeanne Moreau, the quintessential French actress whose mother was an English cabaret club dancer, has died at 89.
Jul 31, 2017, 17:56 PM IST
French lawmakers approve law banning nepotism
French lawmakers on Thursday approved a law aimed at preventing elected officials from recruiting their family members as part of President Emmanuel Macron`s "moralisation law" after many fake job scandals tainted politics in recent months.
Jul 27, 2017, 19:11 PM IST
France's President Emmanuel Macron eyes special centres in Libya to handle asylum requests
Earlier this week, Macron chaired talks between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the divided country`s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar.
Jul 27, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: Sources
Facebook said in April it had taken action against fake accounts that were spreading misinformation about the French election.
Jul 27, 2017, 11:00 AM IST
Libya's PM, eastern commander set to commit to ceasefire, election: French draft
The French presidency hopes Libya`s Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the divided country`s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar will on Tuesday agree on a conditional ceasefire and to work towards elections, according to draft statement it mistakenly sent.
Jul 25, 2017, 20:11 PM IST
Popularity tumbles for French President Emmanuel Macron: Poll
A poll out has shown that the popularity rating of France's new President Emmanuel Macron has slumped 10 points to hit 54 percent over the past month.
Jul 24, 2017, 07:17 AM IST
Donald Trump in Paris with Russia scandal in tow
On the eve of the parade, Trump will visit Napoleon's tomb, hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and share a Michelin-starred dinner atop the Eiffel Tower.
Jul 13, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Russia causing cyber mayhem, should face retaliation: Ex-UK spy chief
Russia denies allegations from governments and intelligence services that it is behind a growing number of cyber attacks on commercial and political targets around the world, including the hackings of recent US and French presidential election campaigns.
Jul 10, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi at G2O Summit: In Pics
PM Narendra Modi on Friday reached at Hamburg in Germany to attend the summit at the 19th session of G20 nations. Founded in 1999, the group makes up 85 per cent of the world’s GDP and two-thirds of its population.
Jul 07, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
France extends state of emergency for sixth time
Twelve human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, called on lawmakers yesterday to drop the state of emergency and reject the new law.
Jul 06, 2017, 23:04 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron plans to slash France`s MPs by a third
Macron also pledged to introduce a degree of proportional representation into France`s winner-takes-all electoral system.
Jul 03, 2017, 23:26 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron says he will lift France's state of emergency
Macron vowed to maintain France's military interventions against extremists abroad, especially in Africa's Sahel region and in Iraq and Syria.
Jul 03, 2017, 23:18 PM IST
Man charged for threatening to kill French President Emmanuel Macron: Legal Source
The unemployed man said in a chatroom linked to a video game that he wanted to buy a machine gun to kill Macron.
Jul 03, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
President Emmanuel Macron said France and its African partners must work together to wipe out Islamist militants, at the opening of the summit in Mali's capital Bamako.
Jul 02, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron in Mali for diplomatic push on Sahel anti-jihad force
The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries just south of the Sahara -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- have pledged to fight jihadists on their own soil with instability and Islamist attacks on the rise.
Jul 02, 2017, 11:27 AM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron due in Mali to back Sahel anti-jihad force
French President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France beefs up its counter-terror operations in the area.
Jun 30, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
France sees Syria opportunity through closer dialogue with Russia
France said on Thursday it saw a chance to break the stalemate in Syria`s war as Russia now seemed to accept there could be no military solution and preconditions set by some opponents of President Bashar al-Assad had been dropped.
Jun 29, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Macron, Trump vow 'joint response' if chemical attack in Syria
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed during a telephone call on Tuesday on the need for a "joint response" in the event of another chemical attack in Syria, the French presidency said.
Jun 28, 2017, 00:47 AM IST
