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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

A step towards sexual equality

As a democratic society, India also has to look back to see what little progress has been made with regard to gay...

2 July 2017 12:55 AM IST

President Barack Obama listens to President-elect Donald Trump speak during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Don't cut deals with Russia violating global norms: Obama to Trump

Trump has spoken favourably of Putin but has outlined few specifics as to how he would go about recalibrating ties with...

18 Nov 2016 8:43 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

France's Macron to meet German chancellor Merkel, in first trip abroad...

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday underlined common ground with Macron in Germany and France's bid to...

12 May 2017 6:31 PM IST

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Crime a major issue for German parites ahead of key vote

Official figures show that while overall crime decreased slightly from 2015 to 2016, violent crime worsened.

12 May 2017 3:13 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Will audacity' guide Macron's France?

The Prime Minister must be acceptable both to this President and to the legislature; it is not an easy endeavour.

12 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Martin Schulz, chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). (Photo: AP)

Germany: SPD chief Martin Schulz acknowledges defeat in national...

Schulz's SPD won just 31.2 percent of the votes, well below the 39.1 percent it garnered five years ago, final results...

15 May 2017 7:36 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel address the media during a joint news conference with the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Angela Merkel's conservatives win election in center-left rivals'...

Media showed Merkel's Christian Democratic Union beating the Social Democrats by 33 percent or more to around 31...

15 May 2017 9:55 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

French president Macron to choose PM on first full day in office

Picking Edouard Philippe would send clear signal that Macron hopes to attract young modernisers from Republicans to his...

15 May 2017 9:43 AM IST

Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron poses with his wife Brigitte Trogneux at the Elysee presidential Palace in France on Sunday prior to the inauguration ceremony. (Photo: AFP)

Will heal French divide, vows Macron after oath

rance's youngest post-war Prez pledges to restore nation's standing on world stage.

15 May 2017 1:50 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

March on, Macron

As a President, Emmanuel Macron has several challenges ahead.

14 May 2017 3:42 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron holds hands with his wife Brigitte during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

360 Degree: From ALT+Right to Halt Right

Macron's victory in the french presidential polls offers liberals hope to counter the nationalistic and protectionist...

14 May 2017 3:35 AM IST

Ivanka Trump listens as World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during the Womens Entrepreneurship Finance event at the G20 Summit, in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday, July 8, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Ivanka sits in for US President, shares table with world leaders at...

The incident fuelled long-standing allegations of nepotism against the US leader, who has put family members in top...

8 July 2017 7:43 PM IST