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Travelers can enjoy Paris without overspending by timing trips for the off-season, booking early, and skipping touristy hotspots.Budget meals, cheap transport, and affordable stays make it easy to explore the city for less.Planning smart helps visitors experience the best of Paris—charm, culture, and cuisine—without breaking the bank. Despite living in France for nearly a dozen years, I still swoon every time I see the Eiffel Tower lit up. Calling Paris romantic is an understatement—the city has inspired poets and artists, who still pilgrimage here today in search of inspiration that can be found in nearly every turn, in every arrondissement.…

A Syrian official tells Al Jazeera Damascus emphasises the unity and sovereignty of Syria are nonnegotiable.Syrian and Israeli officials have held talks in Paris mediated by the United States, according to a Syrian official, in the wake of an eruption of sectarian violence compounded by Israeli military intervention in southern Syria. The meeting on Saturday was held to address recent security developments around the southern Druze-majority city of Suwayda, which has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks between Bedouins and Druze fighters. Israel intervened in the conflict, striking government buildings in Damascus and government soldiers in Suwayda…

India is unlikely to agree to US demands to accept genetically modified (GM) agricultural products such as corn and soyaduring the ongoing negotiations for a trade deal, a source closely monitoring the talks has indicated.“Some things are matters of principle. We can’t import GM,” the source said in response to a query over the government’s position on GM imports from the US. This assumes significance since agriculture remains one of the contentious issues between the two countries, and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has previously flagged restrictions on its GM products by countries as discriminatory. Story continues below this…

Kajol is the killer in Gupt – for an entire generation of Hindi cinema fans, this was the biggest spoiler that one could experience. It was derived from the film, directed by Rajiv Rai, and featuring Bobby Deol and Manisha Koirala alongside Kajol. Gupt was seen as daring for its time, and one can imagine that not many in Bollywood were supportive of Rajiv Rai’s decision to show a woman as the villain. In a recent interview, he revealed that even Amitabh Bachchan scolded him when he watched the film before its release. In a chat shared on the Ravi…

Over the past 90 years, at least 25 documented incidents of excipient contamination have resulted in more than 1,300 deaths worldwide, many of them children, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a recent report. | Photo Credit: Reuters. Over the past 90 years, at least 25 documented incidents of excipient contamination have resulted in more than 1,300 deaths worldwide, many of them children, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a recent report, which provides critical findings on the…

Venus Williams returns a shot against Magdalena Frech on day 4 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Williams, 45, said she’s been on COBRA health insurance. Scott Taetsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Taetsch/Getty Images What drove Venus Williams to the court at the Mubadala Citi DC Open this week after a year-long break from competition? “I had to come back for the insurance,” she quipped in an on-court interview after winning her first-round match on Tuesday. “I was like, ‘I got to get my benefits on!’ Started training.” The crowd at the stadium in D.C. laughed knowingly. “You…

Illegal fishing has plagued oceans worldwide, and new technology is providing a view of its extent. New studies show that while it still happens, protected areas where fishing is banned are thriving.

There are good beaches around NYC, as many a New Yorker will attest. And we don’t mean mere observation points where impenetrable concrete slabs or jagged rocks stand between you and dubious river water. Within two to three hours of driving, white sand beaches, charming seaside towns, and chockablock boardwalks will be at your fingertips. While all the business of city life is just a stone’s throw behind you, these beaches really melt away the stress and make you feel a world away from it all, even if some lie within the five boroughs themselves. This summer, whether you choose…

Anti-Trump protesters rally in Scotland’s capital as the U.S. president visits his mother’s birth country to inaugurate a new golf course and meet UK leaders.

A last-ditch hope for reconciliation between the two key figures at the helm of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) — party founder S Ramadoss and his son A Anbumani — appears to have crumbled this week as Ramadoss moved to block a 100-day padayatra planned by Anbumani across Tamil Nadu, seeking police intervention to halt what he called was his son’s “unauthorised, dangerous political stunt”.Just a week ago, the mood in the PMK’s divided circles had turned cautiously optimistic. With the discovery of a surveillance device under Ramadoss’s chair at his Thailapuram residence — a revelation that triggered fears of a…