France

A tornado hit France’s Val d’Oise region north of Paris, killing a 23-year-old construction worker and injuring 10 others. The storm tore off roofs and caused three cranes to collapse in Ermont, with one crashing onto a clinic and another…

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that the controversial pension reform, which sought to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, has been suspended until January 2028. Speaking to the National Assembly, Lecornu said the…

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 27 days after taking office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the Fifth Republic’s history. Lecornu, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after François Bayrou’s…

Around 110 people were detained as nationwide “Bloquons tout” (Let’s stop everything) protests against planned budget cuts swept France. Police deployed 80,000 security personnel, armored vehicles, and water cannons amid fears of…

Nearly 200,000 people joined “Bloquons tout” (“Let’s stop everything”) protests across France against the government’s €44 billion austerity plan. The Interior Ministry said 675 people were detained, including 280 in Paris, during 596…

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed former Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister after François Bayrou’s government collapsed in a failed confidence vote. Lecornu took office at a ceremony in Matignon, pledging…

Roads and transport lines across France were blocked in “Bloquons tout” (“Let’s stop everything”) protests against the government’s €43.8 billion austerity package. Police reported 95 arrests in Paris and 8 in Brest as clashes broke out.…

France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing his government to fall. The National Assembly voted 364 to 194 against him, with 15 abstentions. Bayrou is expected to resign to President Emmanuel…

French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries have pledged to send troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire as part of security guarantees. He stressed the plan is defensive, not a war effort, while Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky called it a…