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French President Macron arrives in India, where he’ll be chief guest at National Day celebrations
NEW DELHI (AP) — The French president arrived Thursday in India where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was set to be the chief guest at the country’s national day celebrations.
Emmanuel Macron began his visit with some sightseeing in the western city of Jaipur, a popular tourist destination, where he visited a 17th-century fort and an 18th-century observatory.
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Modi greeted him at the observatory and the two stood in an open jeep as they were driven for about 1.5 kilometers (one mile). Large crowds lining the streets welcomed them with a showering of rose and marigold petals.
Large cutouts of their images with the inscription «India-France Friendship» dotted the route. Macron waved at the crowd.
French President Emmanuel Macron will be the guest of honor at India’s Republic Day parade.
«His presence not only strengthens the ties between our nations but also adds a significant chapter to our shared history of friendship and collaboration,» Modi said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Macron and Modi later held a meeting at a hotel in Jaipur before flying to New Delhi. There was no immediate official statement about the outcome of the meeting, but they were expected to discuss major global challenges including economic, defense, space and cyber security, as well as France’s role in the Indo-Pacific region.
France is looking to strengthen cooperation with India in areas ranging from climate to military sales, despite frictions over the two countries’ attitudes toward Russia’s war on Ukraine.
«Macron is committed to the pursuit of a closer dialogue with India, a key player on the international scene from a demographic point of view, as well as economic, scientific and diplomatic,» his office said in a statement on Wednesday.
France has reiterated its commitment to a defense relationship with India, including sharing technology. The two countries are working on co-development and co-production defense projects, the Indian External Affairs Ministry said.
The two leaders were expected to continue discussions on India’s plans to purchase 26 French Rafale fighter aircraft for its navy, approved by India’s Defense Acquisition Council last year. The council also approved a plan to purchase three Scorpene submarines, jointly developed by France and Spain.
France already has delivered 36 Rafale fighter aircraft ordered by the Indian Air Force.
Three ministers are traveling with the President: Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces; Stéphane Sejourne, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs; and Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture.
On Friday, Macron will be the guest of honor at India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution in 1950, nearly three years after it won independence from British colonial rule.
Modi was a guest of honor at Bastille Day parade in Paris in July last year, where Macron called India a key player «in our future.»
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Macron visited India in November for the Group of 20 summit of industrialized and developing nations.
Indian exports to France totaled $3.06 billion and imports from France $2.36 billion in the past year, according to India’s External Affairs Ministry.
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Terror attack in Haifa, Israel leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded
A stabbing attack left one person dead and four others wounded in Haifa, Israel, on Monday.
Police said they were treating the stabbing, which took place in a central transit hub, as a militant attack. A security guard and a civilian killed the attacker, who police said was an Arab citizen of Israel who had recently returned to Israel after some time abroad.
«My wife Sara and I extend our deepest condolences to the family of the victim of the horrific terrorist attack in Haifa, and we send our wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured,» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
«We will continue to fight those who seek to harm us – wherever they are – and we will defeat them,» he added.
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Israeli security forces secure the scene of a stabbing attack in Haifa, Israel, on Monday, March 3,, where a 70-year-old man was killed and four others were injured. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
The victim who died in the attack – who was stabbed in the back multiple times, according to the Times of Israel – was 70-years-old.
Members of Israeli security and emergency services deploy at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa on March 3. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
A 15-year-old boy was also wounded, but he is now in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a local hospital, the Times of Israel reported, citing a doctor.
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas praised the attack in Haifa but did not claim responsibility for it, according to Reuters.
Members of Israeli security and emergency services deploy at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa on March 3. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
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Haifa is a city in northern Israel, located near the country’s border with Lebanon.
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Rusia se metió en la escandalosa pelea entre Zelenski y Trump: «Alguien debe obligar a Ucrania a querer la paz»
Rusia responsabilizó este lunes a Volodimir Zelenski de la pelea con Donald Trump en pleno Salón Oval de la Casa Blanca. Desde el Kremlin aseguraron que se trató de un altercado «sin precedentes» y acusaron al presidente de Ucrania de «no querer la paz».
En su habitual rueda de prensa telefónica diaria, el portavoz del Gobierno ruso, Dmitri Peskov, consideró que la discusión ocurrida el viernes ante las cámaras de televisión entre Zelenski y Trump demostró «lo difícil que será entrar en un camino de arreglo en Ucrania».
«Zelenski demostró una falta total de diplomacia», declaró Peskov. «Alguien debe forzar a Zelenski a cambiar de opinión. No quiere la paz», agregó el vocero.
Peskov acompañó las críticas a Zelenski con un tono escéptico sobre el devenir de la situación en Ucrania en el futuro inmediato. «La situación no es fácil para el arreglo ucraniano. Por supuesto, sólo con los esfuerzos de Washington y la voluntad de Moscú claramente no será suficiente (…) alguien debe obligar a Zelenski a querer la paz«, reafirmó.
«Si los europeos son capaces, muy bien por ellos», sentenció el ruso, involucrando al otro jugador de peso en el conflicto.
El portavoz recordó que el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, ha repetido en muchas ocasiones que las autoridades ucranianas «se niegan a un arreglo por medio de negociaciones», y afirmó que no aceptar la anexión ilegal rusa de sus territorios confirma la incapacidad de Kiev de «aceptar la realidad sobre el terreno».
«Sólo un ciego puede no verlo y sólo un sordo puede no querer oírlo», dijo Peskov.
Las palabras de Peskov este lunes son las primeras declaraciones oficiales en Moscú evaluando la inaudita reunión del viernes entre Zelenski y Trump, celebrada en el Salón Oval de la Casa Blanca ante representantes de la prensa mundial, en la que el estadounidense abundó en reclamos ante el ucraniano en medio de un clima de tensión y gritos.
Por ejemplo, el expresidente Dmitri Medvedev escribió en su cuenta de la red de mensajería Telegram que «por primera vez Trump le dijo la verdad a la cara al payaso de la cocaína: el régimen de Kiev está jugando con la Tercera Guerra Mundial».
En la misma línea se expresó la portavoz del ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Maria Zakharova, que dijo que Zelenski «es una persona inadecuada que evalúa inadecuadamente la situación, que siente una permisibilidad absoluta y falta el respeto absolutamente a todos. Él muerde la mano que le daba de comer».
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