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Germany, China, Russia, France express solidarity with India after plane crash in Ahmedabad

Germany, China, Russia, France express solidarity with India after plane crash in Ahmedabad

French trade minister meets Piyush Goyal, says France one of India’s best economic partners

French trade minister meets Piyush Goyal, says France one of India's best economic partners

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.

Leaders of UK, Canada & France threaten ‘concrete action’ if Israel continues Gaza offensive

This comes after Israel announced new operation & PM Netanyahu's statement claiming Israel would take control of Gaza—amid mounting international pressure to lift aid restrictions.

Telegram founder claims France intel agency head asked for ban on Romanian conservative voices on app

Pavel Durov, currently under judicial supervision in France, said that Nicolas Lerner approached him ahead of Romanian elections.

Paris court hands 18-month sentence to actor Depardieu for sexually assaulting two women on film set

Gerard Depardieu's denial of wrongdoing & explanation of events were unconvincing while the plaintiff's account was corroborated by witnesses, the judge said.

French court convicts National Rally chief Le Pen of EU fund misuse, raising 2027 election ban threat

Marine Le Pen and other RN workers were accused of misusing EU funds for party staff. They denied wrongdoing, arguing the money was used legitimately and the charges were too narrow.

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls for snap election on 28 April, moves to dissolve Parliament

The move comes less than two weeks after Carney took office, succeeding former Canada PM Justin Trudeau.

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.

‘Elon Musk a threat to democracies,’ France PM Bayrou rebukes Tesla chief

Bayrou's comments on Musk come a week after he warned that France and Europe would have to stand up to Trump and his policies, or risk being 'dominated...crushed...marginalised.'

On Camera

Crude oil prices to freight rates: How Iran’s chokehold on Strait of Hormuz impacts India

Iran’s parliament has approved potential closure of Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, but country’s top security body is yet to take final call.

Safran to set up Rafale engine maintenance & repair facility in Hyderabad, 1st outside France

The facility will have a capacity of 600+ modules per year and will help meet the strong growth of M88 maintenance activities worldwide.

India is re-hyphenating itself with Pakistan all over again. It needs a new 3D strategy

China and Pakistan are in a tight strategic alliance. India must deal with them one at a time but be prepared in case they decide to collude.