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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party submitted a no-confidence motion on Monday (February 23, 2026) against the government following the adoption of a new energy law, which outlines long-term energy targets. The motion is unlikely to succeed, however, with the Socialist Party — a crucial…
Avignon: Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world. After the trial was closed, Gisele Pelicot emerged to give a full statement to reporters, speaking about the trial itself, the verdict and…
French PM Michel Barnier was appointed just over two weeks ago. (File) Paris: President Emmanuel Macron named a new government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier Saturday, his office said, marked by a shift to the right 11 weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election. The first major task for Barnier, appointed just over two weeks…
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A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. | Photo Credit: AP French parties sought to project strength and gather…
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Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images One person was killed and six injured overnight in a gritty northern Paris suburb in a shooting likely linked to drug trafficking, prosecutors and the mayor said Saturday. The attack in a parking lot near a cultural centre at Sevran, which lies between central Paris and…
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European countries’ flags fly at the European Parliament on April 23, 2024, in Strasbourg. The European election will take place on June 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP France has urged social media platforms to increase monitoring of disinformation online in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, a Minister said on April 24. Jean-Noel…
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In 2018, the music teacher paid a first gang 2,000 euros. Paris: The trial opens in France on Monday of a guitar teacher accused of flying in a gang of Georgian hitmen to murder his physiotherapist. The musician has accused the Parisian practitioner of causing him debilitating pain in the neck but has denied ever…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron said a Bill on assisted dying would go before parliament in May, speaking in an interview published by French media on March 10, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron will present a Bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview…
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