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Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades

Organizers of Spain’s Princess of Asturias Awards have awarded the prize for the social sciences to Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff

Cannes Film Festival began in the French capital Paris on Tuesday. It opened with the French comedy 'The Second Act' starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard. The best-known stars will soon begin flowing down Cannes' famous red carpet. The 10-day festival began with Greta Gerwig's jury and the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep.

Also read: How to turn Indian airports into South Asian travel hubs SpiceJet currently owes $14 million to TWC, which rejected the airline’s offer to pay $435,000 a month to clear its dues. TWC asked the high court to enforce a previous order by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales that directed SpiceJet to return the aircraft and engines for failing to pay its rental dues.

Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappe is all set to move to Real Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). This has been revealed by Javier Tebas who is the President of the La Liga. The president of the top Spanish football championship league said this in an interview to Argentine sports newspaper 'Ole', as per a report on Forbes. Last week, 25-year-old Mbappe had stated that he would be leaving PSG when his contract with the club expires in June. Though, he had not named Real Madrid, it was widely believed that he would be moving to Real Madrid. This has now been confirmed by the President of La Liga.

European carmaker Stellantis says it will begin selling electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor in nine European countries later this year

Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States

Amid world-shaking crises in the Middle East, Europe and the Indo-Pacific, the news from Niger might seem unimportant. Yes, American troops are making an ignominious withdrawal as Russian forces sashay into the same Nigerien air base hosting U.S. personnel.

Storied French soccer club Saint-Étienne is in exclusive talks for a sale to the owner of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs

Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France

Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

immensely proud of the foundation that Bill and I built together, and of the extraordinary work it is doing to address inequities worldwide," Melinda said in a post on X. "I care deeply about the foundation team, our partners around the world, and everyone who is touched by its work.

Spanish real estate group Colonial reported a doubling in first-quarter net profit on Monday supported by inflation-linked rental income and high occupancy rates. The Barcelona-based firm posted a net profit of 54.5 million euros ($58.9 million) versus 27.8 million a year earlier.

Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced at Umroi, in a fully developed and modern Foreign Training Node in Meghalaya.

India is looking for additional sites for Russian nuclear reactors, while the discussion with the French on the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant project is underway, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Responding to a question on nuclear collaboration with foreign countries not taking off as expected, Jaishankar said the manner in which the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010, was framed required a lot of interaction with foreign suppliers to see how their concerns could be addressed.

By Rahul Pandey

Joint Military Exercise "Shakti" is set to commence on May 13 at the Joint Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya.

rain in Bengaluru disrupted operations at the airport and led to the diversion of nine flights to Chennai on Sunday, May 12, as per a Moneycontrol report. Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL), the operator of Kempegowda International Airport, attributed the diversions to heavy rainfall and lightning in the area.

music producer in 2002 as ‘almost the godfather of pop’, Johann Pachelbel was the veritable SD Burman of late 17th century Europe. His Canon in D, (over)familiar to many of us from far too many wedding scenes in romcoms, is a piece that gathers layers, lifting itself as it glides along. The music is startlingly simple, three violins pressing out 28 varieties of the same melody over the bass line. Pachelbel’s cyclical tune unfolds like delicate sonic origami. The forth-and-back is calming, rousing, as if the world has turned to music.

music producer in 2002 as 'almost the godfather of pop', Johann Pachelbel was the veritable SD Burman of late 17th century Europe. His Canon in D, (over)familiar to many of us from far too many wedding scenes in romcoms, is a piece that gathers layers, lifting itself as it glides along. The music is startlingly simple, three violins pressing out 28 varieties of the same melody over the bass line. Pachelbel's cyclical tune unfolds like delicate sonic origami. The forth-and-back is calming, rousing, as if the world has turned to music. Pachelbel's most famous tune was immensely popular during his time. It then fell into obscurity… until an arrangement recorded by French conductor Jean-Francois Paillard in 1968 got 20th century ears pricked up. France-based Greek band Aphrodite's Child made a rock adaptation of the baroque classic, 'Rain and Tears', the same year, which reached No. 1 in various European countries.

election on Sunday whose outcome will reverberate in Spain's national politics. The ballot will be a test both for the strength of the separatist movement in the wealthy northeastern part of Spain and for the policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.