His decision was taken at the end of a rollercoaster day during which the French president himself made no public remarks, but was spotted pacing alone along the banks of the Seine, cutting a solitary figure and apparently weighing up the future of France. Ultimately, the outcome of his deliberations was underwhelming and appears doomed…
new video loaded: Gisèle Pelicot Returns to French Court for Man’s Appeal Gisèle Pelicot appeared in court to face the appeal of one of the men convicted of raping her while she was in a drugged state — encounters that her husband set up and recorded. By Axel Boada October 6, 2025 Source link
The conservative Les Républicains, led by the hardline outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, wanted guarantees that Retailleau would retain his post and would be granted full control over issuing visas and limiting access to medical care for undocumented people. The party, which had supported the previous two minority governments, also wanted assurances that Lecornu would…
France’s government collapsed Monday after the country’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tendered his resignation less than a day after appointing his cabinet. The resignation of the country’s second-highest-ranking public official plunged France further into a political crisis that has seen a rotating cast of five different prime ministers in less than two years. France has been…
By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) -France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, in a major deepening of France’s political crisis that drove stocks and the euro sharply lower. The swift, unexpected resignation came after allies and foes…
Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Worldwide protests have erupted following Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, with demonstrators demanding stronger sanctions against Israel. Across continents from Europe to Australia and South America, crowds gathered on Thursday to protest…
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday condemned France’s detention of a Russian-linked ship as “piracy”, vowing a “significant” response to what he called European threats as tension flared. The Russian leader’s warning came after the French navy on Saturday detained and boarded an oil tanker that has been blacklisted by the European Union for being part…
Video has surfaced of a recent meeting between European leaders during which they joked about President Donald Trump’s verbal slip when discussing peace deals he’d brokered, naming one between Albania and Azerbaijan – a war that never happened. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama jokingly scolds his colleague French President Emmanuel Macron that he didn’t congratulate…
Representative Image (AI-Generated) LILLE: French security forces rescued almost 400 migrants seeking to take advantage of good weather and make the perilous crossing across the Channel to England in a weekend that also saw several fatalities, authorities in northern France said on Monday.Crossings have been continuing in good weather conditions despite intense efforts by French…
The annual Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival in late October will see the return of a designated area for premium wine and a pop-up restaurant with Michelin-star chefs for the first time in seven years. This year’s event, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, will also be extended by an hour to midnight…