The number one priority for France’s incoming PM will be getting a 2025 budget approved by a majority in the deeply divided National Assembly. “Anyone who comes in as prime minister under President Macrton will have a very difficult balancing act of basically trying to keep their government afloat because they will be trying to … Read more
For many asylum seekers in France, the National Court of Asylum, or CNDA (Cour nationale du Droit d’Asile), represents their last chance to be granted asylum in the country. With their applications having already been rejected by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra), these men and women come, still … Read more
France’s new prime minister will be the country’s fourth this year and the sixth prime minister of Macron’s presidency after the toppling of Michel Barnier, who lasted only three months. “As this political crisis drags on it calls into question not only France’s overall political stability but Emmanuel Macron’s own position,” says FRANCE 24’s senior … Read more
Life in Aleppo is getting back to normal since the ousting of former president Bashir al-Assad almost one week ago. “The streets are heaving with people and traffic going about their business, repairing damage from the conflict, [and] removing signs and symbols of the Assad regime,” said FRANCE 24 journalist Andrew Hilliar reporting from the … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to finally name a new prime minister Friday morning after outgoing prime Michel Barnier resigned last week following a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. Macron is under pressure to select a candidate who will be able to bridge deep divides in parliament and successfully pass a budget to … Read more
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday chose not to join a potential initiative discussed among some European countries to send peacekeepers to Ukraine. With Donald Trump’s January inauguration looming, Ukraine’s European allies look to map out its long-term support for Kyiv, anticipating that Russia will opt to extend its war into one of attrition. … Read more
As Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels continue to uncover the full scope of former President Bashar al-Assad’s criminal and human rights transgressions throughout his regime, the new de facto leaders discovered large-scale factories in Damascus producing million of Captagon pills daily , helping make Syria the largest drug supplier in the Middle East. Source link
Pro-EU demonstrations which have rocked Georgia for over two weeks are feared to escalate as the ruling far-right Georgian Dream party prepares to appoint its loyalist candidate on Saturday, further endangering the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Source link
During a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Erdogan to protect Syrian civilians after Turkish-backed rebels toppled the Bashar al-Assad regime. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Source link
In a traditional custom for lame-duck presidents, Joe Biden announced he would grant a record-breaking 1,500 commutations and 39 pardons on Thursday, weeks after he controversially pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, after promising not to grant him clemency. Source link