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Macron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister to steer France through political crisis
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation,...
EU braces for fallout from France’s political crisis as Macron’s government collapses
BRUSSELS (Realist English). France’s deepening political paralysis is fueling concern across Europe that a prolonged crisis could weaken the eurozone’s...
France faces political crossroads after Lecornu’s resignation: dissolution or early presidential vote?
PARIS (Realist English). Following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government, France is entering uncharted political...
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling new cabinet
PARIS (Realist English). France’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after naming his cabinet, plunging...
France’s defense industry thrives as NATO spending lifts small firms
PARIS (Realist English). Rising NATO defense commitments are propelling France’s defense industry to new heights, offering an economic boost in...
Sarkozy convicted of conspiracy in Libya corruption trial
PARIS (Realist English). Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy in a landmark corruption case over...
France and allies move to recognise Palestinian statehood at UN summit
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, together with five other European nations, formally recognised Palestinian statehood on Monday during a high-level...
Gen Z drives unexpected revival of Catholic faith in Europe
ROME (Realist English). The Roman Catholic Church, long associated with aging congregations and declining attendance in the West, is witnessing...
France’s borrowing costs rise after Fitch downgrades credit rating
PARIS (Realist English). France’s borrowing costs edged higher on Monday after Fitch Ratings downgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating from...
Azerbaijan provided its territory for strikes on Iran: source
MOSCOW (Realist English). Iranian sources claim that Azerbaijan has provided its territory for strikes against the Islamic Republic, and this information...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
‘Behind dry laws are living people and destinies’: Lawyer Narek Petrosyan on replacing justice with convenience
MOSCOW (Realist English). Narek Petrosyan is a criminal defense lawyer who made himself. He overcame many obstacles on his path to the...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Merz vs Macron: how German military spending is splitting the EU
BERLIN (Realist English). Less than a month after historian Liana Fix published an essay on the "perils of German power", she received an...
The Great Divide: Capitalism and Socialism in the Battle for Humanity’s Future
MOSCOW (Realist English). The world economic system has reached a point of no return. The conflict between the classic market model...
A century of violence from the Jeddah massacre to the killings in Kobani: how Turkey exterminated Arabs
ISTANBUL (Realist English). The long and bloody history of the Turkish state's relations with the Arab population — both Muslim and...
US-Iran talks collapse, Netanyahu orders strikes on Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Realist English). The outgoing week saw the complete breakdown of US-Iranian peace talks mediated by Pakistan, alongside a parallel escalation...
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