France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget.
France observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte islands devastated by cyclone
Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte
France tries new government to break political deadlock
The foreign, defense and interior ministers from the government that collapsed this month return in Prime Minister François Bayrou’s new government.
France unveils fresh government with budget battle looming
France unveiled a new government on Monday, comprised of former ministers and senior civil servants that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hope can oversee the passage of a 2025 budget and avoid a collapse that would deepen the country's crisis.
The France rape trial throws up difficult questions about porn fantasies - and male desire
Are extreme fantasies about dominating women that were once just that - fantasies - now becoming more normalised in reality too?
France extends Olympics security measures to Christmas market. Rights defenders cry foul
The first time French police informed the Chechen refugee that he was prohibited from leaving the northeastern city of Strasbourg and must check in with them daily, he did not think it worth contesting the order.
France’s Bayrou Aims for 2025 Deficit Around 5% GDP or Bit More
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he aimed to reach an agreement with parliament on a 2025 budget that would reduce the country’s deficit to close to 5%, near the level that his predecessor unsuccessfully tried to reach.
Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20-year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world
Dominique Pelicot, 72, has been found guilty of all charges in the rape and drugging of his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and on Thursday was given the maximum sentence of 20 years in the massive trial that has shaken France and shocked the world.
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France's new government to be announced Monday evening: Elysee
The clock ticked Monday for French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by a deepening political crisis.French politics has been deadlocked since Macron gambled on snap elections this year.
France appoints fourth government in a year defined by political turmoil
The country's politics has been largely deadlocked since a snap election in July saw no party win a parliamentary majority.
France Awaits New Government as the Premier’s Deadline Nears
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is running out of time to meet his self-imposed deadline to name a new cabinet that won’t be quickly toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament.
France's L'Oreal acquires Migros' South Korean cosmetic unit
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal said on Monday it had signed a deal with Swiss retailer Migros to buy the latter's South Korean skincare business Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, which includes the skin care brand Dr.