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France poised to finally get new govt

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.

France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron

After months of political uncertainty following a snap legislative election, France appeared on the cusp of a new government on Thursday, as Prime Minister Michel Barnier was set to present his cabinet to President Emmanuel Macron.

France 24 · 18m

France poised to finally get new govt, but why has it taken so long?

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. The full line-up won't be announced Friday but is due by Sunday following "final fine-tuning",

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The New York Times · 2d

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

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. Lionel Rodriguez is among a small number of those accused who have admitted to raping Pelicot,

Woman in France's mass rape trial denounces husband, suspects

STORY: Gisele Pelicot, the French woman who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, took the stand on Wednesday in a case that has shocked the world.“These men are degenerates,

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

Reform UK appears to be wrong to claim Britain can legally turn small boats back in the Channel.

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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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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

On Wednesday, officials told Reuters Greece planned to buy Switchblade drones from the United States, a type of weapon ...

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BBC: Farage can’t send migrants back to France

The BBC’s “fact-checking service” has dismissed Reform UK’s flagship immigration policy just hours before its party ...

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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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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 ...

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What one food writer learned when he moved to France

In ‘A Season for That,’ award-winning food writer Steve Hoffman recounts the six months he and his wife and children spent ...

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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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