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Rafael Nadal exits French open in a farewell-like defeat

Nadal exited after his first-round defeat by Alexander Zverev. 'I hope to see you again, but I don't know,' he told an ecstatic crowd after his straight-sets loss Monday.

France breaks with allies to back ICC after prosecutors seek Netanyahu arrest

On Monday, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said he had requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu, his defence chief Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders.

French police shoot dead armed man who set fire to synagogue in Rouen

The attacker’s identity and motive were still unclear. According to local authorities, he was carrying a knife and iron bar.

Man attacks tourists near Eiffel Tower, 1 dead, 2 injured

The 26-year-old, a French national, had been sentenced to 4 years in prison in 2016 for planning another attack and was on the French security services’ watch list.

9 die, 2 missing as fire breaks out at France’s holiday home for disabled people

PARIS (Reuters) -Nine bodies were found in the smouldering ruins of a holiday home housing disabled people that caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday in eastern France, a chief firefighter said.

‘Giant in world…,’ Macron says of India with Modi by his side as Bastille Day chief guest

The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit of the country to boost India-France strategic cooperation.

Kashmir, nuclear program to FATF—France always backed India. Modi visit building on that

France wants to play a bigger role in the Indo-Pacific. And India’s economic potential and geo-strategic location make it the ideal partner.

Ninth day of nationwide strikes in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill

Protesters blocked a highway near Toulouse and bus depot in Rennes, Le Parisien newspaper said. Rallies were scheduled across country later in the day.

Police fire tear gas at pension reform protests in Paris

PM Elisabeth Borne announced Thursday that she would push through reform using a special constitution clause as her minority govt could not get necessary backing from opposition.

One dead, several wounded after gunshots fired in central Paris

The French television network BFM TV reported that the suspected gunman was in their 60s & had been arrested. The alleged shooter's motives were not immediately clear.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.