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Email from ‘A’ at Balmoral urged Ghislaine Maxwell to find ‘inappropriate friends’

Epstein files reveal messages between his accomplice and a man who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The Guardian - UK

France’s Flamanville nuclear reactor reaches full power for first time

The Flamanville EPR reactor in north-western France has reached full nuclear power for the first time, state utility EDF announced on Sunday, describing it as “a major milestone” for the long-delayed and over-budget project.

Radio France Internationale

AI the main suspect after radio stations wrongly identify reporter as alleged violent offender

Southern Cross Austereo investigate how Adelaide Advertiser journalist was wrongly named. Plus: awkward timing for ABC crime podcast

The Guardian - AU

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AfD responds to Trump ‘erasure’ claims with call for nationalist revival in Europe

Continent’s other nationalist parties wary of echoing sentiments of US president due to his unpopularity

The Guardian - UK

French far right wants to reopen brothels and put sex workers in charge

National Rally (RN) lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy said his proposed bill would allow sex workers in France to be "empresses in their kingdom."

Euronews

French Far Right Leader Jordan Bardella 'Egged' at Book Signing Event

The leader of France's National Rally Party was at a signing event for his book when he was attacked by a man who threw an egg to his head

International Business Times UK

France wary of MAGA influence ahead of 2027 elections

US President Donald Trump's MAGA movement is cosying up to France's far right as part of an ideological offensive abroad since his return to office, with French authorities worried about its influence ahead of key elections.

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Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept 'loss of our children'

General Fabien Mandon urged France to understand losses might be necessary to protect national security, warning of a potential confrontation with Russia by 2030.

Euronews

French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country

In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal against her presidential ban been denied?

The far-right leader has vowed to exhaust all legal avenues to overturn her five-year ban from public office. Where does she stand in efforts to appeal her sentence?

Euronews

French parliament approves far-right motion opposing 1968 Franco-Algerian accord

France’s National Assembly has for the first time voted a motion pushed by the far-right National Rally urging the repeal of a 1968 agreement which grants Algerian citizens special residency and immigration rights.

Radio France Internationale

France's Sarkozy proclaims innocence as five-year jail term gets underway

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. Sarkozy's lawyer said a request had been immediately filed for parole but he will remain incarcerated for at least a month.

Radio France Internationale

French PM Lecornu survives no confidence votes after pension U-turn

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two no confidence votes in the National Assembly on Thursday after winning last-minute backing from Socialist MPs over his decision to suspend a contested pension reform.

Radio France Internationale

With delay of pension reform, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu puts France’s Socialist Party back in the spotlight

In his policy speech to lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu – who was reappointed by President Emmanuel Macron on Friday after submitting his resignation just days before – announced the suspension of pension reform, which a previous government forced into law without a vote…

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Euronews

French PM Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes, clinging to fragile minority government

Lecornu’s survival also spares the immediate need for French President Emmanuel Macron to call snap legislative elections.

The Guardian - UK

France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality

Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic

The Guardian - UK

The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Radio France Internationale

Macron reappoints outgoing Lecornu as prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, just four days after he quit in the role. Lecornu II has the tough job of forming another government to pass a 2026 budget.

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International Business Times

France's Macron To Name PM To End Political Crisis

France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron to name new PM in bid to end political crisis

France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

The Guardian - UK

Outgoing French PM says ‘path still exists’ to avoid snap elections

Sébastien Lecornu says majority of MPs willing to seek agreement on budget and avoid further instability

Radio France Internationale

Outgoing Prime Minister Lecornu prepares for talks to end political gridlock

France's outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is expected to meet a clutch of top politicians on Tuesday as part of a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet line-up.

The Guardian - UK

What happened on a chaotic day in French politics – and what next?

Sébastien Lecornu agreed two days’ extension to his 27-day premiership in last-ditch effort to form government

The Independent UK

Marine Le Pen exploring various routes to clear path to presidential run – despite electoral ban

‘Amnesty bill’ or constitutional appeal against ban on standing being mulled by her party, reports suggest

Radio France Internationale

Why far-right National Rally dropped Bayrou and is calling for snap elections

The National Rally initially backed François Bayrou as prime minister and helped him survive a vote of no confidence earlier this year. But its MPs withdrew their support in Monday's vote, ensuring his downfall. RFI looks at what changed and why RN's leaders are now pushing for early elections.

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