OpenAI chief Sam Altman will be attending the G7 conference in France later this month, CNBC has learned, as President Emmanuel Macron steps up efforts to court tech leaders across the globe in support of the country’s AI ambitions. France is hosting 2026’s G7 conference — an annual meeting of heads of state or government … Read more
Candace Owens reacts after Brigitte Macron slap claims shock France again (Image via Getty) French President Emmanuel Macron is once again facing online rumors after a new book claimed his wife, Brigitte Macron, became angry over alleged messages he sent to Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. The claims quickly spread online after conservative commentator Candace Owens … Read more
French First Lady Brigitte Macron slapped President Emmanuel Macron during a foreign trip last year after allegedly discovering messages exchanged between him and Iranian-born actress Golshifteh Farahani on his phone, a newly published book claimed. The book An (Almost) Perfect Couple, by journalist Florian Tardif, claimed the exchange with Farahani led to tensions between the … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has been drawn into fresh controversy after a new book claimed that his wife, Brigitte Macron, slapped him during an official foreign trip last year after allegedly seeing flirty messages on his phone linked to an Iranian-born actress.The claims are made in journalist Florian Tardif’s book “An (Almost) Perfect Couple”, which … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron sparked hot debate on Monday after he abruptly halted a youth-focused session at the Africa Forward Summit 2026 in Nairobi, publicly rebuking attendees for talking over on-stage presenters, and accusing them of showing “a total lack of respect”. The incident unfolded during the “Africa Forward: Creation in Motion” session, where artists … Read more
India on Saturday condemned the attack on French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, urging the Lebanese government to urgently investigate this attack and bring its perpetrators to justice. A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UN peacekeepers and French officials claimed was carried … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.K. is “not supporting” the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, insisting that the country would not get “dragged … Read more
Doston se pyaar kiya, dushmanon se badla liya, jo bhi kiya humne kiya, Shaan se.(Loved our friends, took revenge on our enemies, whatever we did, we did with pride.) An entire generation of Indians grew up with this lyric lodged somewhere between the heart and the spine. It was more than a film song. It … Read more
Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images In an apparent awkward moment at the Oval Office on Thursday stateside, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced Pearl Harbor in … Read more
An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s energy … Read more