France

Rafale-M deal signed, Indian Navy to get 26 fighter jets for Rs 63,000 cr

This agreement, which involves the purchase of 26 marine versions of the Rafale fighters directly from France, received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, earlier this month

France's Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu postpones April 27 India visit, sources say

The high-level visit, which had been months in the making, was meant to signal the culmination of negotiations between India and France over the procurement of Dassault Aviation’s carrier-borne Rafale Marine fighter jets

France: Student killed in stabbing spree in school

A student killed a 15-year-old student and injured three others in a school in France's Nantes city, according to authorities

French PM’s daughter says she was abused at a boarding school, unravelling decades-old scandal

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou's oldest daughter revealed that she was brutally beaten by a priest at a Roman Catholic school, located in the constituency where her father was the MP. Not only this, Bayrou was the education minister when allegations against the school started to emerge

Who is attacking France's prisons?

Since Sunday, there have been at least a dozen assaults on French prisons. President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that those behind the attacks will be tracked down and punished. But what happened? And who is behind the attacks?

Macron hosts Ukraine ceasefire talks with Rubio, his office says 'Europeans are involved'

France on Thursday praised high-level talks in Paris on the Ukraine war, calling it an “excellent meeting” as top US and European officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussed a new push for peace.

Rubio to join 'coalition of the willing' with UK & France for talks on Ukraine

For the first time, the United States will join the British- and French-led 'coalition of the willing' today for talks regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war

France backs India’s UNSC seat claim with veto right, also vouches for Africa, Brazil, Germany & Japan

France has backed the expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and India's inclusion in the reformed UNSC as a permanent member with veto powers

France expels 12 Algerian officials, recalls envoy amid diplomatic tensions

The retaliatory measure came after the former French colony on Sunday ordered 12 French officials from the interior ministry to leave within 48 hours.

History Today: When France's greatest emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne

On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, France’s famed military commander and emperor, formally gave up his throne. Under the Treaty of Fontainebleau, he was exiled to Elba, a small island in the Mediterranean. Today also marks the day when WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was removed from Ecuador’s London embassy after seven years of asylum in 2019