Protesters in France storm headquarters of the world’s richest man

Protesters opposing French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from its current 62 recently targetted the headquarters of luxury conglomerate LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). The group is led by Bernard Arnault — the richest person in the world. According to Forbes, he and his family are worth more than $240 billion. The incident […]

India as France opposes softening criticism of Russia

The pressure continued to mount on India to strongly condemn Russia in the official G20 statement after France said it will oppose any softening of the language that was agreed by the leaders in Bali. Speaking to reporters on February 24 in Bengaluru at the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, Bruno Le Maire, France’s Minister of […]