Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in Parliament
Read full article: Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence votes in ParliamentFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government.
French prime minister will suspend a pension reform to avoid government collapse
Read full article: French prime minister will suspend a pension reform to avoid government collapseFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says he will suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Macron's France now has a new Cabinet. It will face an uphill battle to end the political crisis
Read full article: Macron's France now has a new Cabinet. It will face an uphill battle to end the political crisisFrance’s newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image.
France's re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos
Read full article: France's re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaosFrance’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged that he might be able to stay in his job long given the country's deep political divides.
France's Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a government
Read full article: France's Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a governmentFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, to try again to form a government in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.
Macron's political isolation deepens as allies abandon him, with some calling for his resignation
Read full article: Macron's political isolation deepens as allies abandon him, with some calling for his resignationFrench President Emmanuel Macron faces increased pressure to resign after the collapse of his latest government.
France's premier quits hours after naming government, plunging the country into more political chaos
Read full article: France's premier quits hours after naming government, plunging the country into more political chaosFrance's new prime minister has resigned just a day after naming his government and following less than a month in office.
Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace
Read full article: Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peaceFrench President Emmanuel Macron hopes that France's recognition of a state will contribute to peace in the Mideast.
France’s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with budget challenges and nationwide strikes ahead
Read full article: France’s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with budget challenges and nationwide strikes aheadSébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, faces big challenges like a ballooning deficit and unrest.
France steps in to provide military intelligence to Ukraine as the U.S. freezes vital information
Read full article: France steps in to provide military intelligence to Ukraine as the U.S. freezes vital informationFrench defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says France is providing military intelligence to Ukraine after Washington announced it was freezing the sharing of information with Kyiv.
European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easy
Read full article: European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump's military spending target won't be easyThe defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in defense but described President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge for them to raise spending to 5% of their overall economic output as extremely difficult.
A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fight
Read full article: A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fightFrench 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.
French defense chief visits Ukraine, pledges more support
Read full article: French defense chief visits Ukraine, pledges more supportFrance’s defense minister has pledged further military support for Ukraine, insisting his government’s backing is unflagging while efforts are also being made with Moscow to reach an eventual negotiated end to Russia’s invasion.
Australia, France deepen defense ties after breakdown
Read full article: Australia, France deepen defense ties after breakdownAustralia and France are drawing up plans to strengthen their defense cooperation as the two countries try to heal wounds from last year's diplomatic breakdown over a secret submarine contract that infuriated France.