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February 16, 2026 9:53 AM

Macron, Lula among key leaders at India’s AI Impact Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are among several world leaders scheduled to attend the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16 to 20, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Anchored around three “Sutras” — People, Planet and Progress — the summit seeks to define India’s approach to international cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The MEA said the event will bring together global leaders, po...

January 21, 2026 12:56 PM

Determined to seize Greenland, Trump faces tough reception in Davos

U.S. President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, and he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades. Trump, who marked the end of his turbulent first year in office on Tuesday, is expected to overshadow the annual gathering that global elites use to discuss economic trends in the snowy Alpine resort of Davos. Trump told a news conference on Tues...

January 21, 2026 12:47 PM

France asks for a NATO exercise in Greenland, is ready to participate

France has asked for a NATO exercise in Greenland and is ready to contribute to it, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Wednesday. News of the request comes as U.S. President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades. Speaking in Davos on Tuesday, Macron said Europe would not give in to ...

January 20, 2026 2:39 PM

Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron on Board of Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit French wines and champagnes with 200% tariffs in an apparent effort to cajole French President Emmanuel Macron into joining his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Trump's initiative, which would start by addressing Gaza and then expand to deal with other conflicts, raises questions about the role of the United Nations and a source close to Macron said the French president intended to decline the invitation to join. When ...

September 18, 2025 1:40 PM

French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron

Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff went on strike and teenagers blocked their high schools in France on Thursday, part of a day of protests against looming budget cuts. Unions are calling for the previous government’s fiscal plans to be scrapped, for more spending on public services, higher taxes on the wealthy, and for an unpopular change making people work longer to get a pension to be abandoned. In Paris, many metro lines were set to be suspended for most of...

July 1, 2025 11:45 PM

Putin, Macron discuss Iran, Ukraine in first phone call in nearly three years

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “substantial” phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Middle East crisis including Iran and the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, their first such exchange since September 2022. In Paris, Macron’s office said the call lasted two hours and that the French leader had called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations on ending the conflict. According to the Kremlin press service, Putin said it was necessary to...

May 30, 2025 6:45 PM

France may toughen stance on Israel if it continues blocking Gaza aid, Macron says

France could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, reiterating that Paris was committed to a two-state solution to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “The humanitarian blockade is creating a situation that is untenable on the ground,” Macron said at a joint press conference in Singapore with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “And so, if there is no response that meets the humanitarian situation ...

May 30, 2025 6:44 PM

Division between US and China is the biggest risk confronting world now, France’s Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main risk currently confronting the world as he emphasized the need for building new coalitions between Paris and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Macron is visiting the region as France and the European Union aim to strengthen their commercial ties in Asia to offset uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures. “I will be clear, France is a friend a...

February 13, 2025 12:02 AM

PM Modi gifts French President Macron Chhattisgarh’s illustrious ‘Dokra’ artwork

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, presented him with a Dokra artwork—an exquisite metal-casting piece from Chhattisgarh. During the summit, PM Modi also met US Vice President J.D. Vance, along with his wife, Indian-born Second Lady Usha Vance, and two of their three children, presenting them with specially curated gifts. The following were the gifts presented by PM Modi: Gift to French Pr...

February 12, 2025 8:32 PM

PM Modi, Macron visit Cadarache ITER facility, discuss nuclear cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility in Cadarache on Wednesday, marking the first-ever visit by a Head of State or Government to the ambitious fusion energy project. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the leaders were welcomed by the Director General of ITER and were briefed on the progress of the project, including the assembly of the world’s largest Tokamak—a device design...