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TopicEmmanuel Macron

Topic: Emmanuel Macron

Amid tensions with Iran, Netanyahu speaks to PM Modi, German Chancellor Merz, French President Macron

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French...

Capture of Gaza aid boat Madleen: Greta heads home, French MP Rima Hassan among 8 still in Israel

French assembly deputy Clémence Guetté says Rima did not refuse to be repatriated to France, but refused to sign a document stating that they entered Israeli territory illegally.

French President Macron says will toughen stance on Israel if it continues to block aid to Gaza

Addressing a joint press conference with Singapore's PM Lawrence Wong, the French President reiterated support for 2-state solution to resolve Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Macron visits Hanoi, signs Airbus deal with Vietnam

VietJet is set to buy 20 wide body aircrafts. Airbus is the main supplier to Vietnam, contributing 86% of its fleet, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows.

World leaders mourn Pope Francis’s death, remember him for compassion & simplicity

The Pope passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, according to a statement from the Vatican.

European leaders agree to increase defence spending, support Zelenskyy after US aid freeze

EU leaders welcomed the European Commission's plans for fiscal flexibility on defence and a joint 150 billion euros loan to fund military spending across member states.

Watch CutTheClutter: Macron’s bid for France to be EU’s sole nuclear power amid Trump’s NATO shift

In episode 1619, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down the French President's plan, its impact on European security, and how world leaders are reacting.

Amid churn by Trump, Macron offers France nuclear umbrella to Europe citing Russian threat

The French president’s address comes a day before an emergency European Council summit in Brussels where leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine & defence of the continent.

After Trump’s call with Putin, Macron says only Ukraine can negotiate peace for itself

President Donald Trump Wednesday said that he spoke to both his Russian & Ukrainian counterparts and has started preparations for talks to end the conflict in Eastern Europe.

Modi pitches Pinaka rockets to Macron as they discuss defence, civil nuclear ties, IMEC in Marseille

The leaders held bilateral talks following the high-level political segment of the AI Action Summit in Paris. They also inaugurated a new Indian consulate in Marseille.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.