French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s government will live to see another day. After a high-stakes policy speech and the unveiling of his draft budget on Tuesday, the Socialist Party (PS) said it would…
Category: 4. World
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Bipin Joshi ‘threw back Hamas grenade and saved my life’, friend tells BBC
Phanindra DahalBBC Nepali in Kathmandu
Dhan Bahadur ChaudharyDhan Bahadur (left) and Bipin, seen here in their bachelor level college year at Far Western University in Nepal Bipin Joshi threw back a grenade from Hamas attackers before being taken…
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French PM backs freezing Macron’s pension reform to save government
Laura Gozzi and
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSébastien Lecornu announced the planned suspension two days before his new government faced votes of confidence French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament…
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Tens of thousands join national strike in Belgium over welfare cuts
Belgian police used a water cannon to clear thousands of protesters in Brussels on Tuesday as trade unions called a national strike over austerity measures.
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Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying
The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called “unjustified and unfounded”.
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Trump Basks in Mideast Spotlight With Harder Part to Come
People react as they watch the hostage release live stream at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Oct. 13. Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump soaked in praise and outlined a vision for broader…
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Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power from President Andry Rajoelina
Elite military unit denies wanting to harm Rajoelinapublished at 12:31 BST
Sammy Awami
Reporting from Antananarivo
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Soldiers have thrown their weight behind protesters demanding the…
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Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, says Starmer
Brian WheelerPolitical reporter
House of CommonsThe UK’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood helped to bring about the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs.
Speaking after a summit in Egypt, the PM stressed that the…
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DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin in pig butchering fraud
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held in cryptocurrency wallets owned by a man who oversaw a massive “pig butchering” fraud operation based in Cambodia, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The seizure is the largest…
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France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election
With his government hanging by a thread, France’s newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.
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