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Paris — The French government expects the Social Security deficit to shrink to €17.5 billion in 2026, down from a record €23 billion in 2025, according to the latest draft of the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS). Officials attribute this improvement to a slower......
Paris — French economist Philippe Aghion, newly awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on innovation-driven growth, has called for a negotiated agreement between the government and the Socialist Party to suspend the pension reform, warning of the......
Paris — Michelin shares dropped nearly 10% on the Paris Stock Exchange this morning after the tire manufacturer revised its 2025 targets downward, citing a worsening economic environment. In a statement released Monday, the group explained that its third-quarter financial......
Bordeaux — Since September 19, the Bordeaux city council has authorized municipal police to remove so-called “abandoned bikes” — nicknamed “vélos ventouses” — that have been left for weeks on public racks. The initiative aims......
Pascal Prache, the current Director of Judicial Services, is set to become the new head of France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), according to the Ministry of Justice. He will succeed Jean-François Bohnert, who has been appointed Attorney General at the Court......
A tragic accident occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday, October 13, 2025, on quai Richelieu, near the Miroir d’Eau in central Bordeaux. Around 12:40 a.m., a 16-year-old girl was fatally struck by a tram on line C. Despite the quick arrival of emergency services,......
A 25-year-old woman and her 19-year-old partner were brought before the Nantes public prosecutor on Sunday, October 12, 2025, following the death of an 8-month-old baby and the discovery of four other minors in a state of severe neglect, along with emaciated domestic animals, in their unsanitary......
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has announced the cancellation of all flights to and from Brussels scheduled for October 14, citing a national strike in Belgium expected to bring widespread disruption to transport services and airport operations. In its official statement, the Moroccan flag carrier explained......
The European Union is “very likely” to increase its presence on the ground in Gaza once a lasting ceasefire is established, said Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s outgoing foreign minister, on Sunday — a day before the Peace Summitscheduled......
Air France has suspended its flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Antananarivo until Monday, citing the deteriorating security situation in Madagascar, which has been rocked by anti-government protests for more than a week. The airline confirmed to AFP that operations have been halted......
A nearly complete skeleton of a crocodile fossil was unveiled to the public on Friday at the Lodève Museum in Hérault, France. Stéphane Fouché, head of the museum’s paleontology collections, said, “This is the first time in France that a crocodile skeleton of this......
Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two others injured in a car accident near the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, where a crucial summit on Gaza is scheduled for Monday, Qatar announced Sunday. Qatar has been a key mediator in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Qatari embassy......
A performance by the controversial French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala was once again interrupted by police on Friday evening in Hérin (Nord), following a prefectural order banning the show. The information was first reported by La Voix du Nord and confirmed by AFP. The......
