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Modi, Jaishankar speak to French leaders as Paris-Washington ties fray
Modi tweeted after his virtual interaction with French President Emmanuel Macron that they discussed "closer collaboration between India and France in the Indo-Pacific". "We place great value on our strategic partnership with France, including in the UNSC (Security Council)," he said.
Centre-right party tops France's regional elections: Exit poll
President Emmanuel Macron's ruling "The Republic on the Move" party, meanwhile, failed to anchor roots locally, Xinhua news agency quoted the poll as saying on Monday. For the President, who had dispatched 15 ministers to the battle and saw his troops painfully reaching 10 per cent at the national level, "it's a setback", commented French daily Le Figaro on Monday.
Macron urges European sovereignty ahead of G7, NATO summits
Regarding the NATO summit next week in Brussels, Macron, who said in 2019 that the trans-Atlantic alliance was experiencing "brain death", stressed that "the strategic capability autonomy of Europeans should be recognized".
Jail sentence for man who slapped Macron
Damien T slapped the 43-year-old president on Tuesday during a visit to Tain-l'Hermitage, south of Lyon. The incident caught on camera caused consternation throughout the country. The 28-year-old did not deny the act in court and, according to the TV station.
French President Macron slapped while greeting crowd, 2 detained
The Elysee Palace confirmed the authenticity of a video circulating online in which Macron can be seen approaching a line of people, preparing to shake hands, when one person behind the barrier reaches out and slaps him, the dpa news agency reported. The palace called it "an attempted slap". According to media reports, two people were detained in connection with the incident.
Democracies needed in fight against online terror videos: Emmanuel Macron
"It cannot and will not be forgotten. This cannot and should not happen again," Macron said in remarks via video link at the opening of the Christchurch summit on Friday. The internet has been abused as a weapon by terrorists to spread their hate-filled ideologies - and sometimes also to actively inspire further attacks, DPA news agency quoted the President as saying.
Emmanuel Macron orders limited national lockdown, school closure
"The rules in force in 19 departments under reinforced surveillance will be extended to the whole of France, starting from Saturday evening and for a period of four weeks," said Macron in a televised speech to the nation. "We will close, for three weeks, nurseries, primary and middle schools," he said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Vladimir Putin Angela Merkel Emmanuel Macron hold videoconference on intl affairs
The leaders paid particular attention to joining efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possibility of registering, using and producing the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in European Union (EU) countries, Xinhua news agency reported. As for the situation in Ukraine, Putin urged Kyiv to fulfil agreements on establishing a direct dialogue with Donbas and settling the legal issues regarding the region's special status.
Emmanuel Macron reaffirms support for Lebanon in various fields
Aoun thanked Macron for his support for Lebanon and his keenness to bolster Lebanese-French ties on all levels, reports. A day earlier, Macron had announced that France's road map for easing the crisis in Lebanon was still on the table and he plans to make a third visit to the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron's condition 'stable' after Covid-19 diagnosis
Macron started working in self-isolation from an official residence outside Paris on December 17 after the diagnosis established by "RT-PCR tests carried out as soon as the first symptoms appeared", said his office.
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