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French government on the brink of collapse as PM Lecornu faces two no-confidence votes

With the left and far-right united against him, freshly reappointed PM Sébastien Lecornu faces the prospect of his government’s collapse.

The Long Road to Peace and Trump’s Short Attention Span

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One after hosting a summit on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

REP. ANNA PAULINA LUNA of Florida was among the first Republican…

Oil rises 1% after Trump says India promised to stop buying from Russia – Reuters

Oil rises 1% after Trump says India promised to stop buying from Russia Reuters
Trump says Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil BBC
Trump says India will stop buying Russian oil. New Delhi won’t confirm. The Washington Post
India Responds…

UK PM Starmer publishes key witness statements in China spy case – Reuters

Australia’s rainforests are releasing more carbon than they absorb, warn scientists

Australia’s tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found.

Rainforests are usually regarded as so-called “carbon sinks” as they absorb more…

Can any countries be exempted from their obligations under the EU's controversial migration pact?

One of the key questions around the Migration and Asylum Pact, adopted by the European Union in May 2024, is which countries will be able to avoid part of their obligations?

Tomahawks for Ukraine: Game changing weapon or leverage over Moscow?

Fresh off the Gaza ceasefire deal, Donald Trump is about to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the possibility of selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Both Washington and Kyiv believe it may bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.