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France poised to finally get new govt

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday weighing a long-awaited new government which includes fresh faces in almost all key posts and marks a shift to the right.Key posts were vacant with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stepping down after occupying his post since Macron came to power in 2017 and Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne tapped by Macron to be France's new EU commissioner.

Reuters on MSN · 18h

France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron

France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel Barnier's office said he had pulled together a list of ministers he will submit to President Emmanuel Macron later on Thursday.

devdiscourse · 18h

France Nears New Government Formation Amid Political Complexity

France is on the verge of forming a new government after two months of political stalemate following a hung election. Prime Minister Michel Barnier has proposed a list of ministers to President Emmanuel Macron,

The New York Times · 1d

The Rape Trial in France of 51 Men, Explained

Prosecutors say that, for almost a decade, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife to rape her, alongside dozens of other men he invited to abuse her.

CNN on MSN · 15h

Accused rapist lashes out at journalist during trial in France

CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne reports on the trial underway in France where more than 50 men are accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Pelicot’s case has sparked outrage in France after her husband of 50 years admitted to drugging her and inviting dozens of men online to rape her.

Accused in France's mass rape trial apologises to Gisele Pelicot

One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court on Thursday that he was sorry for what he did.

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Why UK can't just return migrants to France, as Reform says

Ahead of the start of the party's conference, Reform UK's MPs have been repeating their claim that migrants who are ...

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France's Macron urges restraint in Lebanon after wave of explosions

French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls with top political and military leaders from Lebanon as well as a separate ...

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France on the verge of naming new cabinet after months of deadlock

Michel Barnier's governing team needs to be approved by President Emmanuel Macron by Sunday at the latest before it becomes ...

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After an Olympic Backlash, France’s Drag Queens Are Here to Stay

Answering hatred with glitter is a time-honored drag tradition that France’s answer to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is keeping alive ...

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Greece plans to buy fourth frigate, cruise missiles from France

Greece will start negotiations to buy a fourth Belharra frigate from France to strengthen its navy as it recovers from a ...

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Altice France Secured Creditor Group Faces Potential Split

A letter sent by the law firm advising Altice France’s secured creditors is putting the group’s unity to the test, raising ...

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Police in France search for Benin track and field athlete Odile Ahouanwanou, missing for a week in Normandy

Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou has been missing for a week, police in France say, as they appeal for information on here ...

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France's EDF investigates second automatic shutdown at Flamanville 3 reactor

French state-owned energy group EDF said on Tuesday its teams were shutting down the new Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to ...

Al Jazeera English on MSN3h

Violence rocks France overseas territories in challenge for new PM Barnier

Curfew in Martinique after protests over high cost of living while two killed in Pacific island of New Caledonia.

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