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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday.
Modi arrives in France after concluding ‘productive’ Denmark trip
COPENHAGEN/PARIS — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for France after concluding his “productive” visit to Denmark during which he held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Nordic countries and attended the second India-Nordic summit.“After a productive Denmark visit, PM @narendramodi emplanes for Paris,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted.Modi arrived later in Paris on Wednesday on the final leg of his three-nation European tour during which he would meet French President Emmanuel Macron and discuss issues of bilateral and mutual interests.“Bonjour Paris! PM @narendramodi arrives in Paris on a visit to France,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet. Modi will be among the first few world...
May 04, 2022

Modi arrives in France after concluding ‘productive’ Denmark trip

Jean-Luc Mélenchon is the architect of the left-wing pact.
French Left forms coalition to fight Macron
PARIS — Four left-wing parties in France have agreed in principle to form an alliance to challenge President Emmanuel Macron at June's parliamentary elections.The Socialists, Greens, Communists and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's far-left France Unbowed party reached a draft agreement after all-night negotiations.Mélenchon, who just failed to make the presidential run-off in April, is looking for a majority of MPs.All the parties involved hailed the agreement as historic.The leader of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, said no party on the left could win alone against Macron.The deal still needs to be approved by the Socialist Party's national committee at a meeting on Thursday evening.A negotiator for the Socialists, Pierre Jouvet, told reporters that if the deal won final...
May 04, 2022

French Left forms coalition to fight Macron

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he recognized people were
UK party leaders woo voters on last day of campaigning for 2022 local elections
LONDON — Party leaders are making their pitch to voters on the last day of campaigning ahead of local elections across the UK.The leaders are due to visit key electoral battlegrounds before voters go to the polls on Thursday.Voters will elect councils, which run services in England, Wales and Scotland, and the government in Northern Ireland.The elections will test support for parties locally and may indicate the mood on national issues.The elections will give party leaders their first opportunity to woo voters since the war in Ukraine began, and the row over parties held in Downing Street during lockdown, and increases to the cost of living.The rising cost of living has been a prominent topic of debate, with inflation at a 30-year high of 7%, driven upwards by surging food and energy...
May 04, 2022

UK party leaders woo voters on last day of campaigning for 2022 local elections

A photo of Ukraine refugees. Launched on March 14, the UK's Homes for Ukraine scheme allows members of the public to voluntarily host those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
UK scheme to host Ukrainian refugees slammed
LONDON — "Watching the sheer number of people coming out of Ukraine, we had to do something," said Lucy Wells, an actress from southern England. "I come from a Christian family, we were brought up to help others wherever you can."Lucy and her family signed up for a UK government scheme to host refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They were matched with two women from Kharkiv, each with two children, and a little dog called Gabbana.More than a month on, however, Lucy was still waiting for the refugees to arrive, the three bedrooms and living room they set aside in their large farmhouse in Dorset, England, laying empty."We are fighting a catalogue of things," said Lucy, 34. "We went into this with trust, but unfortunately as the days pass it...
May 04, 2022

UK scheme to host Ukrainian refugees slammed

Civilians evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol reach safety in Zaporizhzhia. — courtesy UNOCHA/Kateryna Klochko
Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after journey 'from hell'
MARIUPOL — In Ukraine on Tuesday, UN humanitarians began to help the first evacuees arriving from Mariupol’s devastated Azovstal steel works, more than two months since Russia’s invasion began, and said that they would do everything possible to assist those still trapped.“I'm relieved to confirm that the safe passage operation from Mariupol has been successful. “The people I traveled with told me heartbreaking stories of the hell they went through” tweeted Osnat Lubrani, the UN’s top aid official in Ukraine.Lubrani noted that 101 civilians had been evacuated from the steel plant and other areas in Mariupol, in an operation which began on Friday, coordinated by the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in line with commitments made following the UN...
May 04, 2022

Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after journey 'from hell'

A group of women fleeing Ukraine arrive in Moldova. — courtesy UN Women
UN signs framework to assist survivors of Ukraine war sexual violence
KIEV — Women’s rights do not end when wars begin, a senior UN official said in Ukraine on Tuesday, outlining measures towards ensuring justice and accountability for sexual violence committed during the conflict in the country.Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative working to end rape in war, was speaking at a press conference in the capital, Kiev.Standing alongside Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, she expressed solidarity with survivors, saying they are not alone.“My promise to you is that international law will not be an empty promise. Today’s documentation will be tomorrow’s prosecution. And I want you to know that your rights don’t end when wars begin,” she said.“Women’s rights...
May 04, 2022

UN signs framework to assist survivors of Ukraine war sexual violence

A fast food restaurant meal. — courtesy Unsplash/Christopher William
WHO warns of worsening obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe
GENEVA — Obesity rates have reached “epidemic” proportions across Europe and are still rising, the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the region said in a report published on Tuesday.Nearly two thirds of adults, 59 percent, and almost one in three children — 29 percent of boys and 27 percent of girls — is either overweight or obese, the study has revealed.Being chronically overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of death and disability in Europe. Estimates suggest they cause more than 1.2 million deaths annually, which corresponds to more than 13 percent of total mortality in the region.Increased cancer risk Obesity also increases the risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including 13 different types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2...
May 04, 2022

WHO warns of worsening obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen admitted the EU ban on Russian oil
Brussels proposes to stop Russian oil imports by the end of the year
STRASBOROUGH — Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has Wednesday unveiled a proposal to impose an EU-wide ban on Russian oil imports, one of Moscow's main sources of revenue.The embargo will be structured and gradual, giving member states up to six months to phase out purchases of Russian crude and until the end of the year to stop buying all sorts of refined oil products.The ban will apply to all Russian oil traded both via ports and pipelines."Let us be clear: it will not be easy. Some member states are strongly dependent on Russian oil. But we simply have to work on it," said von der Leyen while speaking before the European Parliament on Wednesday morning."We maximize pressure on Russia, while at the same time minimizing collateral damage...
May 04, 2022

Brussels proposes to stop Russian oil imports by the end of the year

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi delivers his speech Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.
Italian PM calls for changes to EU treaties amid threats linked to Ukraine war
STRASBOURG — The EU’s institutions are no longer fit for purpose and need reforming if the bloc is to address the multiple crises it currently faces, according to Italy’s prime minister.Mario Draghi was addressing the European Parliament in Stasbourg on Tuesday, where he said he wants member states to consider changing the bloc’s treaties in order to deal with the challenges linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“The European institutions that our predecessors built over the decades served the European citizens well, but they are inadequate for the reality that is before us today,” Draghi told MEPs.“We need pragmatic federalism that embraces all of the spheres hit by the transformations taking place, from the economy to energy and security.“If this requires the start of...
May 03, 2022

Italian PM calls for changes to EU treaties amid threats linked to Ukraine war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen met on Tuesday at her scenic 18th century official residence Marienborg, which is perched upon a hilltop and surrounded by meadows, woods and lakes.
Danish premier greets Modi with ‘special gesture’; EU trade deal, Ukraine discussed
COPENHAGEN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Denmark began with a ‘special gesture’ from his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, who received him at the airport. The Indian prime minister’s office later tweeted the moment with “a special start to a special visit” headline.Modi on Tuesday thanked his Danish counterpart Frederiksen for the warm welcome on his arrival in Copenhagen. Addressing a press briefing with Frederiksen, Modi — who is on a three-day trip to Germany, Denmark and France — said India and Denmark shared “values of democracy, freedom of expression and the rule of law” and, said, “Together we both have several complementary strengths.”The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest to boost bilateral relations,...
May 03, 2022

Danish premier greets Modi with ‘special gesture’; EU trade deal, Ukraine discussed

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