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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed to the Louvre in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte for an official Bastille Day banquet, where Modi is the guest of honour. Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and concerns over human rights in India, Western democracies including France are courting New Delhi as a military and economic counterweight to China. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Louvre Museum in Paris ahead of a grand dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bastille Day. Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and concerns over human rights in India, Western democracies are courting New Delhi as a military and economic counterweight to China. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella to the Louvre Museum for the opening of the "Naples in Paris" exhibition. IMAGES
Cleaning teams arrive on scene after one of Denmark's most iconic landmarks, the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, was vandalised with a Russian flag painted across the statue's base. The statue, which sits on a relatively secluded waterfront promenade, has been vandalised numerous times over the years -- including when the mermaid's head was stolen in 1964 and 1998, as well as when an arm was cut off in 1984. IMAGES
Lens (France), Oct 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García Sánchez) The relationship between the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and the Louvre Museum was not always idyllic, but the influence they exerted on each other was always alive, from his first visit as a tourist in 1900 to his exhibition in the Grand Gallery in 1971.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION "LES LOUVRE DE PABLO PICASSO".SOUNDBITES FROM THE CURATOR OF THE EXHIBITION, DIMITRI SALMON, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOUVRE DE LENS MUSEUM, MARIE LAVANDIER.TranslationDimitri Salmon: "The show exhibits letters that the conservatives sent to Picasso, articles and other publications that reflect how at times the Louvre was very critical and harsh on Picasso's legacy."Marie Lavandier: "We have the example of Georges Salles, director of the painting department, who has a very friendly and close relationship with Picasso. There are other conservatives who detested Picasso's work."
Hong Kong (China), October 10 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jerome Favre) The University of Hong Kong has ordered the removal of the 'Pillar of Shame' statue commemorating protesters killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. FOOTAGE OF THE SCULPTURE AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
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