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UK's Truss under fire over 'jury is out' remark on French President Macron

Britain's prime ministerial hopeful Liz Truss, in the race against former chancellor Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader, came under fire on Friday over her remarks about French President Emmanuel Macron. The Foreign Secretary said the "jury is out" on whether Macron is a "friend or foe" of the UK and that if she becomes Prime Minister she will "judge him by deeds, not words". She was responding to a quickfire question at a hustings event in Norwich on Thursday evening and in response to the same question, Sunak replied that the French President was a friend and has previously said he wants to reset the UK's relationship with Europe if he wins the race to succeed Johnson. The Opposition Labour Party accused Truss of a "a woeful lack of judgement" as it would be seen as an insult of one of "Britain's closest allies". Her own party colleagues also took to social media to criticise the comments, with former foreign minister Alistair Burt saying she has mad

Macron promises French teachers more money, average pay hikes of 10%

Macron however, did not mention when the pay rises would go into effect

Algeria, France vow to examine colonial past; plan future joint projects

Algeria and France have announced they would examine the complex and painful history of France's colonial rule of the North African country while expanding cooperation with future joint projects

Weaker German, French economic data compound energy and euro woes

The S&P flash composite PMI, which tracks manufacturing and services, showed that a downturn in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, deepened in August due to high inflation and rising interest rates.

EU experiencing worst forest fires since 2006, says European Commission

France has already lost twice the area to forest fires this year than in 2021, Spain more than three times

France loses up to 35% of vegetable crops due to drought: Producers' union

France's fruit and vegetable crops have fallen by nearly 35% due to the extreme drought this summer, president of the French national association of vegetable producers said

PM Modi, France's Macron discuss geopolitical challenges, nuclear energy

PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron reviewed ongoing bilateral initiatives, including defence collaboration projects and cooperation in civil nuclear energy

PM Modi speaks to Macron; discusses France wildfires, bilateral issues

The Prime Minister's Office in a statement said the two leaders also reviewed the ongoing bilateral initiatives including defence cooperation projects and cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

Karim Benzema leads Ballon d'Or nomination, Lionel Messi left out

Karim Benzema was among the 30-man list of nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award while seven-time winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the list for the first time since 2006

Monkeypox: Study documents first human-to-dog transmission case in France

In endemic countries, only wild animals (rodents and primates) have been found to carry monkeypox virus.

Three French Rafale jets stop over in India during Indo-Pacific deployment

A French Air and Space Force contingent, including three Rafale jets, was hosted in India during Indo-Pacific deployment, a statement issued by the French Embassy in New Delhi said

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to receive France's highest civilian honour

With senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor set to be conferred with France's highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, a host of party leaders congratulated him on the prestigious honour. The French government is honouring him for his writings and speeches and French Ambassador here Emmanuel Lenain has written to Tharoor informing him about the award. "As one who cherishes our relations with France, loves the language and admires the culture, I am honoured to be recognized in this way. My gratitude & appreciation to those who have seen fit to award me this distinction," Tharoor said in response to a tweet congratulating him on the award. Several Congress leaders as well as Congress's Kerala unit and the state's Youth Congress unit also congratulated the MP from Thiruvananthapuram. Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said he is in a state of "absolute euphoria" while coming to know that Tharoor is being conferred upon the highest civilian honour of ...

French Air Force contingent, including Rafale jets, makes stopover in India

The French contingent was hosted for a technical stopover at Air Force Station Sulur on August 10 and 11 during a long-distance deployment from metropolitan France to the Pacific Ocea

Wildfires spread in mountains of southeastern France; thousands evacuated

Wildfires were still rampaging across southeastern France, with several firefighters injured and thousands of residents evacuated

France going through its most severe drought ever, says PM Elisabeth Borne

The exceptional drought we are currently experiencing is depriving many municipalities of water and is a tragedy for our farmers, our ecosystems and biodiversity, the statement said.

French parliament votes to abolish national broadcasting licence fee

France will abolish its broadcasting licence fee, after the Senate approved a corresponding bill on the supplementary budget on Thursday evening.

Factory explosion in Bergerac in southwest France leaves 8 injured

An explosion in a factory in the city of Bergerac in southwest France left eight people injured, one in critical condition, a French daily has reported.

French lawmakers approve $20.3 bn to help households amid rising prices

The 395-to-112 vote came after a heated debate at the National Assembly, where French President Emmanuel Macron no longer has a majority.

Heatwave continues in most parts of France, triggering drought alert

Heatwave continues to hit most parts of France this week, triggering a drought alert in the wake of the driest July in more than 60 years

France's GDP bounces back in Q2 after negative Q1 owing to foreign trade

Following the stagnation of the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), France's gross domestic product (GDP) recovered by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter (Q2)