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French President picks Dhurandhar track for India visit

French President Emmanuel Macron embraces Indian pop culture with Dhurandhar reel

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Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

When Bollywood stars met French President Macron

Before his Bollywood meet, Macron held bilateral talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with Indian actor Anil Kapoor he attends a cinema-themed lunch with Bollywood stars and French artists in Mumbai on February 17, 2026.

Two infants found dead in freezer, mother arrested

The suspect admits freezing newborns as murder probe begins

French Gendarmes gather outside the house where the bodies of two infants have been discovered in a freezer in Ailleviller-et-Lyaumont, eastern France on February 12, 2026.

India's defence ministry clears $39b Rafale proposal

114 fighter jets planned, majority to be manufactured in India

Under the cleared proposal, India will purchase 18 Rafale jets in flyaway condition, while the remaining 96 aircraft will be manufactured in India.

114 Rafales, $39b: India’s biggest arms deal nears nod

Move seen as boosting India–France defence ties ahead of Macron visit

Rafales in Indian service have already seen combat. The jets were deployed during Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the Pahalgam terror attack in May last year, and have also flown missions in Ladakh.

Air France resumes flights to Dubai after brief halt

Flights paused amid Iran tensions; KLM also alters Middle East routes

The airline says safety is priority as regional situation evolves.

The US and Europe: A history of being at odds

Deep disagreements have flared up from time to time since World War II

US soldiers rest on Hill 875 near Dak To, on November 22, 1967, after the troops had secured the area during the Vietnam war. Street protests in Europe against the war had a significant political cost for the continent’s governments, which had to reconcile their support for the US.

Trump threatens France with 200% tariff over snub

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza

US President Donald Trump has threatened 200 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne.

UK, France mull social media bans for youth

Australia became the first nation to prohibit under-16s from using social media platforms

A new book “The Anxious Generation” has said that too much time looking at screens - particularly social media - was rewiring children’s brains and “causing an epidemic of mental illness”.

France’s Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Macron appeared with a puffy, red eye during his speech at the military base in France

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year's address to the armed forces at the Istres military air force base, southern France, on January 15, 2026.

French President Macron arrives in Abu Dhabi

Leaders discuss long-standing ties and future collaboration in multiple sectors

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Emmanuel Macron, President of the France, in Abu Dhabi.

France's Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

Workers are demanding extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding

A couple take a selfie outside the closed Louvre Museum as museum workers strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025.

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