PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after appointing his new cabinet, plunging France straight back into a political crisis it has been stuck in since 2022. Below are the key points on what may happen next and how we got here: MACRON’S OPTIONS: PICK A NEW PM, CALL AN …
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(Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tendered the resignation of his government on Monday, less than a day after naming his cabinet, after his ministerial picks provoked consternation amongst ruling alliance allies and opponents whose support is needed to pass a budget for 2026. Here are some reactions to Lecornu’s resignation: MARINE LE PEN, LEADER …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spain has confirmed its first outbreak of the highly contagious lumpy skin disease on a cattle farm in the northeastern region of Catalonia and will carry out culls to prevent its spread, Spanish and Catalan authorities said over the weekend. France and Italy have already been hit by the disease and have together …
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By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Right-wing activists are lining the streets of Dublin with Irish tricolour flags in a campaign that is dividing communities and fuelling a bitter debate about immigration. Supporters say the flags, informally attached to lamp-posts without permission, are a simple expression of patriotism – and many react furiously to the idea of …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Nobel prizes are set to be announced from this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday and ending with the unveiling of the winners in economics on October 13. The awards, which are also handed out for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, literature and peace, come with a …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that ongoing attempts to end the Gaza war were the most promising since the beginning of the conflict two years ago. “For the first time in two years, it is not just about a ceasefire, but about a viable political solution,” the minister told German …
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By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, calling for the Dutch government to take a tougher stance against Israel’s war in Gaza. Organisers estimated that around 250,000 people joined the demonstration – a figure supported by local police. Most wore red to signal their support for a …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned, BFM TV reported on Monday citing unidentified government sources. (Reporting by Alessandro Parodi, editing by Inti Landau)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has deported a further 29 activists detained by the navy last week for taking part in a flotilla that sought to deliver aid to blockaded Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The flotilla, which set sail in late August, marked the latest attempt by activists to challenge the Israeli naval blockade …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that it remained a mystery who was behind a wave of drone disruption in various European countries, but that the incidents served as a useful reminder to Europeans of the dangers of war. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, played down the theory …
