French President Emmanuel Macron appointed François Bayrou as the new prime minister on Friday, following the resignation of Michel Barnier.
Bayrou, a 73-year-old centrist ally, replaces Barnier after the government was ousted by a parliamentary vote last week. Barnier's administration had tried to pass a trimmed-down social security budget to address France's large deficit, which led to the collapse of his government.
Bayrou, a long-standing figure in French politics and a key partner in Macron’s centrist alliance, is expected to form his government in the coming days. His political experience is seen as vital in stabilizing the country, given that no single party holds a majority in the National Assembly.
Macron, who reaffirmed his commitment to serve until 2027, aims to restore stability amid ongoing political challenges. Bayrou was recently cleared of embezzlement charges related to European Parliament funds.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Sante prison in Paris on Tuesday to start a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.
The Louvre, one of the world’s most visited museums, saw its priceless 19th-century crown jewels stolen in just seven minutes.
The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday after thieves broke in and stole “priceless” jewellery from the Napoleon collection, the French government said.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
European nations are working with Ukraine on a new ceasefire proposal along current battle lines, aiming to keep the United States in a central role, four European diplomats told reporters on Tuesday.
A group of independent United Nations experts has condemned recent U.S. military strikes against vessels linked to Venezuela as a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law, calling the actions “extrajudicial executions.”
The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv is in total blackout following what the authorities describe as a "massive" assault by Russian missiles and drones, with hundreds of thousands of people affected.
A planned summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was paused on Tuesday after Moscow rebuffed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, casting fresh doubt over hopes that another high-profile meeting might restart stalled peace efforts.
European nations are reportedly collaborating with Ukraine on a 12-point plan aimed at ending Russia’s conflict along the existing front lines, according to Bloomberg News on Tuesday.
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