The conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot and his co-defendants in one of the most disturbing rape trials in recent history has sparked both widespread outrage and urgent conversations about the gaps in legal and societal frameworks regarding sexual violence.
The appointment of François Bayrou as France’s new Prime Minister highlights the formidable challenges facing the country as it struggles with political gridlock, economic uncertainty, and public discontent.
The political chaos in France has deepened following Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s resignation after a rare no-confidence vote ousted him from office.
After protracted negotiations involving the US and France, Israel and Hezbollah have accepted a ceasefire. The ceasefire comes after over a year of fighting resulting in the loss of thousands of lives, mostly innocents.
In this context, PM Modi welcomed the initiative of President Macron to organise the forthcoming AI Action Summit in France.
The report that 300 million cases have been surpassed comes in parallel to the prognosis of experts that it is time to stop focusing on case numbers. The virus is spreading; more and more people are being afflicted or are dying, and beyond a point, the numbers mean little in the overall construct. After all, there has been a remarkable decline in small and less affluent South Africa.
Von der Leyen recalled the solidarity between European countries during the pandemic. She said that over 70 per cent of the EU's adult population have now been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and that the EU aims to donate and deliver 1.7 billion vaccine doses around the world by the middle of this year.
The conflict of the present-day French society, as a carry-over effect from its colonies – mostly in North Africa, is depicted in this novel against the perceived backdrop of the 2022 French presidential elections. In the social setup of France in 2014-15, Houellebecq could foresee the huge surge in popularity of the far-right National Front leader Le Pen.
The Anglo-French diplomatic spat has intensified in the immediate aftermath of the death of 27 people who perished while trying to cross the English Channel. This has been rated as one of the deadliest disasters ever in the Channel. France has been remarkably swift in binning the British appeal as “unacceptable”.
The exercise was conducted in two phases involving combat conditioning and tactical training of counter-terrorism operations culminating with validation of training in semi-urban environment.
