U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday stirred a diplomatic firestorm after he told reporters that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an “important part of India.” Gor reignited diplomatic tensions over the area of Kashmir, which has been claimed by both India and Pakistan. The two nuclear-armed countries have fought three wars… Source link
US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner gives a news conference marking the 250th birthday of the US in 2026, Paris, December 4, 2025. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP The US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, called France’s foreign minister on Tuesday, February 24, and pledged not to “interfere” in the host country’s affairs, a diplomatic source said, after a fallout over Washington’s remarks following the killing of a far-right activist. The new diplomatic row between the two NATO allies broke out after Kushner flouted a summons over the US administration denouncing what it called “terrorism” and left-wing violence in France after the fatal beating of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, 23, earlier this month. France blocked the ambassador – whose son Jared is married to Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka – from having access to French government ministers until he explained himself. Read more Subscribers only Who was Quentin Deranque, the far-right activist killed in Lyon? A member of Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s team on Tuesday said that Kushner had called him. “The latter reiterated the reasons that …
Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French screen siren and animal rights activist, will be laid to rest on Wednesday in Saint-Tropez, the French Riviera resort she called home for over half a century. The iconic figure, who died on 28 December at the age of 91, will be honoured with both a private service and a public homage. A private service for invited guests, including family and representatives from the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals, is scheduled for 11 am at the Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Catholic Church. Local authorities have arranged for the ceremony to be broadcast live on large screens at the port and two town plazas, allowing residents and admirers to participate in the farewell. open image in gallery A flower lays by a statue representing actor Brigitte Bardot in Saint-Tropez (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Following the church service, Bardot will be interred “in the strictest privacy” at a cemetery overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, according to Saint-Tropez town hall. The picturesque town, which she adopted as her refuge from …
