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Sebastien Lecornu France Emmanuel Macron
Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who intensified a political crisis by resigning earlier this week, said Wednesday he expected President Emmanuel Macron to name a new premier within the next 48 hours. "I feel that a path is possible," Lecornu told French television, adding that he believed the prospects of snap legislative ...
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Gaza Hamas France Israel Donald Trump ceasefire
A meeting scheduled for Thursday in Paris, bringing together European and Arab foreign ministers to discuss “modalities for a collective post-war engagement” in the Gaza Strip, has already drawn Israel’s ire, which denounces it as “an attempt to internationalize the conflict.” “This meeting represents a new step in France’s ...
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Iran France Jean-Noel Barrot Lennart Monterlos
Iran has released a 19-year-old Franco-German national days after throwing out spying charges against him, the French foreign minister told AFP on Wednesday. "Lennart Monterlos is free," said Jean-Noel Barrot, with sources close to the case saying the young man would travel to France on Thursday. "We are relieved that our son will return to us," ...
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Emmanuel Macron Sébastien Lecornu France Prime Minister
The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. Macron, who has been in power since 2017, has failed to lift the country out of political deadlock after snap elections last year ended in a hung parliament ...
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Behind the calming image of legal CBD in France lies a darker reality: products adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids have triggered hundreds of poisonings since early 2024. Anxiety attacks, hallucinations, and heart palpitations result from chemicals imported from countries like China or India, mimicking THC but with stronger, unpredictable, ...
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France Football Kylian Mbappé National team
Kylian Mbappe is receiving treatment for a "small niggle" in his right ankle after meeting up with his international teammates ahead of the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday. The France captain sustained the knock at the end of Real Madrid's 3-1 La Liga victory over Villarreal on Saturday, ...
This is Beirut, 06/10 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Paris Fashion Week Chanel Matthieu Blazy Luxury France Culture
Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy is set to make his debut in one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry on Monday when he sends out models for Chanel for the first time. The 41-year-old, who was appointed last December, will unveil his Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week in the clear highlight of the season, if not ...
This is Beirut, 06/10 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron Government
France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. France's President Emmanuel Macron named Lecornu, a former defence minister, to the post last month. But the largely ...
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Ukraine Drone France Antoni Lallican Death
A drone killed a French photojournalist on assignment in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region on Friday, two media unions and a Ukrainian military unit said. Ukraine's Fourth Armoured Brigade and France's President Emmanuel Macron said a Russian drone had killed the photojournalist, Antoni Lallican. Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Ivanchenko was wounded ...
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Hamas Palestine France Gaza US peace plan
France's top diplomat said Thursday that Hamas had lost its fight in Gaza and must accept "surrender" under a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump. The Palestinian militant group is currently weighing its response to the Trump plan, which has been publicly endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Hamas bears a very heavy ...
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Film Trial Depardieu France TV France Culture
A French court was Thursday examining accusations by actor Gerard Depardieu that a 2023 television report falsely portrayed him as making sexual comments about a young girl. Depardieu, whose prolific film and television career includes 1990 comedy Green Card and Netflix series Marseille, is the highest-profile figure caught up in France's ...
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Luxury Paris Fashion Week Jonathan Anderson Dior France Culture
Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson drew a standing ovation from a celeb-packed crowd as he launched a bold first women's ready-to-wear collection for Dior on Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week. The show, held in the Tuileries Garden in central Paris, was one of the most highly anticipated moments of the Spring-Summer 2026 Fashion Week, ...