Emmanuel Macron
Trust my friend Narendra Modi to bring us together: French President Macron
"One Earth. One Family. One Future. India has taken over the presidency of #G20India! I trust my friend @NarendraModi to bring us together in order to build peace and a more sustainable world," Emmanuel Macron wrote in a tweet. India formally assumed the G20 Presidency on Thursday.
PM Modi meets French President Macron in Bali
The two leaders reviewed ongoing collaboration in diverse areas like defence, civil nuclear, trade and investment. They also welcomed the deepening of cooperation in new areas of economic engagement, a statement issued by the PMO said. Regional and global issues of mutual interest were also discussed, the statement added.
French politicians call for dialogues amid strikes
Several Total service stations have been closed in the country, provoking fear of fuel shortage, reports Xinhua news agency. The strikers' actions are leading to a decrease in fuel deliveries, and service stations are out of stock of petrol or diesel.
UK PM declares Macron 'a friend' after summit
On Thursday, leaders from the European Union (EU), the UK, Turkey, Norway and the Balkans met at the first European Political Community in Prague, during which they discussed energy, migration and security, with a particular focus on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke via video link, reports the BBC.
President Macron calls for independent foreign policy, more balanced partnerships
In recent years, there were many unpredictable incidents including the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, he told the diplomats, adding that France alone does not have the means to resolve these crises, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Its interest is therefore to "build more and more balanced, equal, bilateral and regional partnerships", Macron said.
Jury's out on Emmanuel Macron if he's friend or foe: UK's Liz Truss
Liz Truss, the incumbent Foreign Secretary, told Conservative Party members at a leadership hustings in Norwich on Thursday that she was undecided as to whether her counterpart in Paris was "friend or foe", reports dpa news agency.
BA.5 Omicron subvariant accounts for nearly 80% new infections in US
The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 77.9 per cent of new infections in the week ending July 16, up from 68.7 per cent a week before, Xinhua news agency reported. Another new subvariant, BA.4, accounted for 12.8 per cent of new infections, CDC data show. The two contagious subvariants now made up over 90 per cent of new infections in the US.
Newer Omicron subvariants account for over 70% new infections in US
The BA.5 subvariant accounted for 53.6 per cent of new infections in the latest week ending July 2, while BA.4 accounted for 16.5 per cent of the new infections, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the CDC data. BA.5 has become the dominant variant in the US.
PM Modi, French President Macron's 'chai pe charcha' at G7 sidelines
The Prime Minister earlier met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "Excellent meeting with @Bundeskanzler Scholz. Thanked him for the warm hospitality during the @G7 Summit. We discussed cooperation in key sectors like commerce and energy. We also had deliberations on furthering environmentally friendly growth for our planet," he tweeted after meeting German Chancellor. The PM also met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Australian PM to meet Macron to 'reset' relations
Albanese said that he has accepted Macron's invitation to visit France, reports Xinhua news agency. It comes weeks after Albanese announced his new government had agreed to pay French shipbuilder Naval Group around A$830 million ($573 million ) in compensation for a cancelled submarine contract.
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