French polling agencies suggested Sunday that incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen are heading for another winner-takes-all runoff in the French presidential election, with their fierce political rivalry and sharply opposing visions pulling clear of a crowded field of 12 candidates in the first round of voting.French President Emmanuel Macron, who’s seeking…Continue Reading
A modelling agent who was close to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, where he was being held in an investigation into the rape and sex trafficking of minors, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.A cell is seen through a peephole in La Sante prison in Paris…Continue Reading
French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic designs were worn by celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cardi B, has died. He was 73.French fashion designer Thierry Mugler is pictured during the presentation of his exhibition Couturissime at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, on Feb. 26, 2019. Mugler died Sunday at the age…Continue Reading
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads and portraying fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a 2014 biopic, has died at 37 following a ski accident in the Alps, French media reported on Wednesday.Ulliel, who won a French Cesar award in 2017 for best actor for his role in “It’s Only…Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Office PM receives French Minister for Armed Forces Posted On: 17 DEC 2021 8:40PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met French Minister for Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly today. The Prime Minister tweeted : “Received French Minister for Armed Forces @florence_parly today and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, regional security,…Continue Reading
With focus on increasing defence engagement, the French defence minister Florence Parly will be arriving in Delhi on Thursday evening. Friday will be the main day of engagement when she will hold talks with India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh as part of the annual defence dialogue. The two countries have a ministerial-level defense dialogue which is…Continue Reading
The Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH) on Saturday suspended French player Raife Gonessa for a match for breaching the FIH code of conduct immediately after Friday’s semifinal match between Argentina and France.“Due to the suspension, Gonessa will not be able to play in the third/fourth play-off match against India on Sunday,” stated a FIH press…Continue Reading
Jean Castex “immediately carried out a PCR test” after finding out that one of his daughters had tested positive, his office said. (Image: AFP)Castex had been in Brussels on Monday morning, where he met his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo.AFP ParisLast Updated:November 23, 2021, 08:33 ISTFOLLOW US ON:French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for…Continue Reading
France has deployed the Horizon-class air defence destroyer FNS Chevalier Paul in the Indian Ocean as part of France’s permanent military presence in the region. The French government said the destroyer is making a port call at Mumbai currently and will later sail to Kochi as part of Indo-French naval cooperation. Captain Antoine Vibert, commanding…Continue Reading
Britain on Monday warned France it will take action if Paris does not withdraw “unreasonable” threats to impose trade measures in an increasingly acrimonious row over post-Brexit fishing rights.President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that Britain must give ground in the dispute or France will trigger trade reprisals on Tuesday, saying: “The ball is in…Continue Reading