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Europe to step up diplomatic efforts on Iran crisis: Germany

7:50 pm August 30, 2019

Helsinki: European countries will step up diplomatic efforts to save the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal, Germany’s foreign minister said Friday after talks with Britain and France. Tensions have spiked recently in the Gulf, where Iran has seized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over the 2015 deal. US President Donald Trump last […]

Warsaw sewage plant malfunction contaminates Vistula river

11:54 pm August 29, 2019

Warsaw : Polish authorities on Thursday were warning residents in cities along the Vistula river that runs into the Baltic Sea of a “crisis” situation after Warsaw’s new sewage collection plant malfunctioned. The health minister and local authorities said they have been closely monitoring the levels of contamination north of the Polish capital, including by […]

US, France to lead talks on a global digital tax

11:38 pm August 29, 2019

Paris: France and the United States agreed to take leading roles in talks aimed at reaching a deal on a global digital tax by mid-2020. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday that both countries will be working in a task force with the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Le Maire will […]

French President’s advisor meets PM Modi

11:14 pm August 29, 2019

New Delhi: Days after Narendra Modi and Emmanuel Macron held a bilateral meeting, the French president’s advisor Emmanuel Bonne on Thursday called on the prime minster here. The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted a picture of the meeting. Last week, the two leaders held one-on-one talks in France where Macron echoed India’s stand on Jammu and […]

France’s NSA meets PM Modi in Delhi

9:27 pm August 29, 2019

New Delhi: France’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Emmanuel Bonne met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday. Earlier in the day, NSA Ajit Doval held a meeting with Bonne. The meeting of the two NSAs came days after Modi met his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in France. Both the leaders confirmed that first Rafale fighter […]