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India, France to sign biggest Rafale-Marine fighter jet deal on April 28

The French Minister is expected to reach India on Sunday evening and return on Monday late evening

French aviation firm Lauak mulls sale as Lohia eyes global expansion

The company in France's Basque region is attracting interest from potential suitors including India's Lohia Aerospace Systems

France could recognise Palestinian state in coming months: Emmanuel Macron

Macron expressed his intention to push for Palestinian statehood at a conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia

Delta CEO says won't pay tariffs on Airbus planes, cites trade tensions

Delta Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said he has been 'very clear' with Airbus and would defer any deliveries with the additional expenses

India approves ₹63,000 crore deal with France to procure 26 Rafale Marine jets

The Rafale-M jets will be deployed on INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya, with the first batch expected by 2029 and full induction by 2031

Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, making it a populist show of force

Convicted of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, far-right politician Marine Le Pen stood unshaken before a sea of French flags in Paris on Sunday. For 30 years I have fought against injustice, she told the crowd. And I will continue to fight. Thousands of supporters gathered at Place Vauban, near the golden dome of Les Invalides and the tomb of Napoleon, for what was billed as a protest but observers said it had all the markings of a campaign rally. The National Rally, Le Pen's party, organized the event in response to what it calls a politically motivated verdict. But with chants of Marine Prsidente! and They won't steal 2027 from us, the message was clear: this was more than a protest. It was a show of populist defiance aimed squarely at France's institutions. At the heart of that charge stood Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's 29-year-old protg and president of the National Rally. His speech was fiery, accusing France's judges of trying to silence the ...

EU answer to Trump tariffs may involve data use by big tech, says France

We have several tools at our disposal at the European level: regulatory, fiscal, customs, said French Finance Minister Eric Lombard

EU answer to Trump tariffs may involve data use by big tech, says France

We have several tools at our disposal at the European level: regulatory, fiscal, customs, said French Finance Minister Eric Lombard

France's Prez Macron calls for suspension of investment in US after tariffs

The comments come weeks after French shipping firm CMA CGM announced plans to invest $20 billion in the US to build shipping logistics and terminals

CERN's $17 bn Future Circular Collider proposal clears technical hurdles

CERN, in its analysis, has found this next-generation collider to be an essential tool to tackle some of the most perplexing questions about the universe

Who is Marine Le Pen: Macron's far-right rival now banned from office

US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk backed the French leader, drawing parallels between Marine Le Pen and Trump's legal troubles

Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 French election over embezzlement case

Le Pen was sentenced to two years in prison, with two more suspended, and given an immediate five-year election ban, complicating her ambitions of taking over from Emmanuel Macron in 2027

French court finds Marine Le Pen guilty in case over misuse of EU funds

A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty Monday in an embezzlement case but didn't immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader's political future. Le Pen and 24 other officials from her National Rally are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to pay staff who worked for the party between 2004 and 2016, in violation of the 27-nation bloc's regulations. Le Pen and her co-defendants deny wrongdoing. The biggest concern for Le Pen is that the court may declare her ineligible to run for office with immediate effect" even if she appeals. That could prevent her from running for president in 2027. She has described such scenario as a political death. The Constitutional Council ruled Friday, in a separate case, that imposing the punishment immediately was constitutional. With so many defendants, the verdict could take several hours for the chief judge to read out. Le Pen was in court. If found guilty, she a

France slaps Apple with $162 million fine for abusing app tracking rules

France fines Apple $162 million for unfair app tracking rules, claiming its ATT framework harms competition, but Apple insists it prioritises user privacy and transparency

France urges US to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it's unlikely to happen

Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the US is no longer worthy of the monument, which was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago. Raphael Glucksmann, as a member of the European Parliament and co-president of a small left-wing party in France, can't claim to speak for all of his compatriots. But his assertion in a speech this weekend that some Americans have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants reflects the broad shockwaves that US President Donald Trump's seismic shifts in foreign and domestic policy are triggering in France and elsewhere in Europe. Give us back the Statue of Liberty, Glucksmann told supporters of his Public Place party, who applauded and whistled, on Sunday. It was our gift to you. But apparently you despise her. So she will be happy here with us, Glucksmann said. The White House brushed back on the comments Monday, saying France instead should st

White House says US is why French don't speak German: Is it true?

White House rebuffs French Parliamentarian's call to reclaim the Statue of Liberty, asserting that US intervention in WWII saved France from Nazi rule

Carney meets Britain, Germany leaders as Trump targets Canada's sovereignty

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met the leaders of Britain and France on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from two of Ottawa's oldest allies as US President Donald Trump targets Canada's sovereignty and economy. Canadians have criticized the leaders of the two countries that founded Canada for their muted response to Trump's attacks. The president has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeatedly commented on turning Canada into the 51st state. Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron did not take journalists' questions, and a joint news conference was not scheduled with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, either. An official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the Canadians proposed a press conference in Paris but the French declined. Starmer has called Canada a friend and ally of the U.K. but has declined to directly call out Trump's talk of annexati

Canada PM Carney to meet European allies as tensions with Trump admin rise

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Paris Monday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking support from one of Canada's oldest allies as tensions with the Trump administration spike. This is Carney's first official foreign trip since he was sworn in on March 14. He will next land in London where he will sit down with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, the head of state in Canada. Carney has deliberately chosen the two European capital cities that shaped Canada's early existence. During his swearing-in ceremony, he noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples, French, English and Indigenous, and said Canada is fundamentally different from America and will never, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States. Since US President Donald Trump came to office, he has imposed whopping tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeatedly commented on turning Canada into the 51st state, infuriating Canadians and ...

Macron's comeback: Handling crisis in France to shaping Europe's defence

French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the centre of global diplomacy, seeking to ease relations with President Donald Trump, championing a Ukraine peace plan alongside his British counterpart, and seeing his longstanding desire to boost European defence turning into reality. Six months ago, Macron seemed weaker than ever after his call for early legislative elections produced a hung parliament, sparking an unprecedented crisis. Known for his nonstop political activism, Macron shifted his focus to foreign policy, leaving domestic struggles largely to the prime minister. Now, he appears as the one leader who speaks to Trump several times per week and takes the lead in European support for Ukraine, while positioning himself as the commander-in-chief of the European Union's only nuclear power. Key world player Macron, 47, is one of the few leaders who knew Trump during his first term in office, maintaining despite disagreements a cordial relationship, which both describe as ...

French shipping firm CMA CGM to invest $20 bn in US, create 10K jobs: Trump

This massive investment will go toward building out shipping, logistics, infrastructure, and terminal expansion