Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, who had a heated exchange with fans outside a hotel after a video of the encounter went viral, has defended his position. The actor, 62, was filmed interacting with fans who approached him for autographs as he left a hotel in Paris, France. The video shows the actor giving them a warning and threatening he would be “gone” if anyone acted like a “d***”.The actor said, “Are you listening? Stay where you are. Don’t f****** push in on me. I…
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Brussels, May 26 (IANS) Europe is enduring an unprecedented early-season heatwave, driven by a powerful “heat dome” that has shattered temperature records across multiple countries, raised public health concerns and intensified calls for faster climate action.France has been among the hardest-hit countries, recording its hottest May day ever with a national average temperature of 24.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, surpassing a record that had stood since 1944, according to Meteo-France. A total of …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Major EU member countries are working towards taking stronger measures to prevent their economies from being hit by the flood of cheap goods from countries with “industrial overcapacity” such as China, according to a media report. “A paper signed by Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Lithuania, days before a major China-focused debate in Brussels, said the bloc must respond more aggressively to ‘systemic and structural industrial overcapacity’ – phrases often…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar discussed various facets of cooperation between India and Japan with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, in New Delhi on Monday. “Delighted to welcome FM Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan to New Delhi today. Held wide-ranging discussions on various facets of our cooperation, including economic security, trade, energy, supply chain resilience, shipping, technology, innovation, and people-to-people ties,” EAM Jaishankar w…
Paris, May 24 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had been banned from entering France effective immediately.In a post on social platform X, Barrot said on Saturday that the decision followed Ben-Gvir’s “unqualifiable” actions toward French and European citizens aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla.”We cannot tolerate French nationals being threatened, intimidated or subjected to violence in such a manner, especi…
London, May 23 (IANS) A joint statement was released by nine Western countries — The UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands on the serious situation in Israel’s West Bank.”Over the past few months, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated significantly. Settler violence is at unprecedented levels. The policies and practices of the Israeli government, including a further entrenchment of Israeli control, are undermining stability and prospect…
Algiers, May 22 (IANS) An Algerian law criminalising French colonisation has officially entered into force following its publication in the country’s Official Gazette, according to local media.The law declares France’s colonisation of Algeria from 1830 to 1962 and its “direct and indirect effects that persisted beyond this period” a “state crime,” and lists 31 “imprescriptible” colonisation crimes, including intentional homicide, deliberately directing military attacks against civilians, and the…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India is better placed to manage retail inflation among the top 10 economies, according to an analysis by leading industry chamber Assocham on Friday, suggesting the RBI to maintain the repo rate status quo while introducing liquidity, interest subvention and moratorium support measures.India’s inflation stood at 3.2 per cent in February 2026 and rose to 3.5 per cent in April, a 0.3 percentage-point increase.This performance is better than the significant increase in t…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and France committed to reinforcing their coordination in the maritime security domain at the 8th India-France Maritime Cooperation Dialogue, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday. The 8th India-France Maritime Cooperation Dialogue was held in Paris on May 20. It was co-chaired by Pavan Kapoor, Deputy National Security Advisor, National Security Council Secretariat, India and Guillaume Ollagnier, Director General for International Relations and St…
Seoul, May 21 (IANS) South Korea’s trade watchdog decided on Thursday to impose anti-dumping tariffs on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin products from four European nations, according to Seoul’s industry ministry.The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) made a final decision to recommend the finance ministry levy anti-dumping duties ranging between 25.79 percent and 31.55 percent on PVC paste resin imported from Germany, France, Norway and Sweden, it said.PVC paste resin refers to fine-powder resin …