Both Prime Minister Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will give keynote addresses at the 25th annual Bengaluru Tech Summit

The 25th edition of Asia's largest Tech Event, "Bengaluru Tech Summit," will kick off on November 16 with keynote speeches from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Taking place in person from November 16-18, this flagship event is being co-hosted by th...

France will hold a national debate on assisted suicide laws.

This week, France will launch a national debate on whether rules governing end-of-life care (assisted suicide) should be amended.

The consultation procedure comprises 150 French individuals who were chosen at random to debate the subject in sessions between now and March and submit thei...

Truss of the United Kingdom says France is a friend as a way to ease tensions between the two countries

After declaring earlier this year during her campaign for leader that the jury was out on whether French President Emmanuel Macron was friend or foe, Prime Minister Liz Truss indicated Thursday that Macron is a friend of Britain.

On the fringes of Macron's European Political Communi...

Formal inquiries into potential conflicts of interest involving Macron's senior adviser

On Monday, France's top financial crimes prosecutor announced that Alexis Kohler, the chief of staff to French President Emmanuel Macron, was the subject of an official inquiry into a possible conflict of interest arising from his ties to an Italian-Swiss shipping company.

In his po...

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen French President Emmanuel Macron to host the nation on its first state visit

On Monday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced that on December 1, President Joe Biden will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for the first official state visit of his administration.

The visit will "underline the profound and enduring friendship ...

A New Era of Political Democracy

The results of the first round of the French presidential election have repeated the late Peter Mair's seminal thesis, published in 2013, that the "era of party democracy has passed." The expert on European politics predicted that new parties or movements will emerge in modern democ...

French President Emanuel Macron Says EU is Dependent on Russia for Gas Supply

On Wednesday, during a presentation at the program of France’s Presidency of the European Union at the session of European Parliament in Strasbourg, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, said that although the 27-nation bloc relied on Russia for its oil and gas export needs, it did not ...

JAPAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION OPPOSES TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PATENT ON VACCINE

Highlights –

• Japan pharmaceutical association opposes temporary waiver of patent on vaccine.
• It opposed U.S support for the temporary waiver of coronavirus vaccine patent rights.
• WTO is currently discussing the waiver of patent rights...

OPINION POLL HIGHLIGHTS RISE IN MACRON'S POPULARITY

HIGHLIGHTS

• An opinion poll called Harris Interactive poll estimates a rise in the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron.
• The poll was conducted for LCI TV.
• Recently Macron clinched a deal with other European leaders on an economic ...

FINALLY, FREEDOM TO KIDNAPPED CHRISTIAN CHARITY WORKERS

Highlights

• Four workers were kidnapped in Iraq by unknown group or source

• France military troops to withdrawn from Iraq

• President of France has welcomed the decision of release and all the kidnapped individuals

Four workers belonging to...

As macron heads back from China, a lot of green takeaways

As the French president is headed back from China there are a lot of takeaways that can be considered as positive and which will have a lasting impact if seen from the prism of the global economic crises that the world face and the problems of climate change and global warming along with an incre...