COLUMN. The crisis engulfing the government at the start of 2026 is a result of the failed snap elections of 2024. Yet it is also symptomatic of an exhausted system, in which posturing has surpassed ...

France’s political crisis is fuelling concern among economists who caution that sustained institutional paralysis could undermine growth and complicate efforts to stabilise public finances. The sudden ...

BERLIN — The European Union seemed to be coming together. Not quite five years after the United Kingdom’s messy departure marked a low point for the E.U., the leaders of the bloc’s 27 nations began ...

With the world witnessing a fractious geopolitical environment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said ...

L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France (AP) — France’s newly re-appointed prime minister acknowledged Saturday that there weren’t ″a lot of candidates″ for his job — and that he might not last long in the post given ...

France Politics France's reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu walks past a meeting table as he welcomes the newly-appointed members of his cabinet in Paris, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (Alain ...

PARIS (AP) — France could sink deeper into political crisis Thursday when the prime minister faces two attempts in Parliament to topple his fragile new government, which could leave President Emmanuel ...

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, aiming to calm the political storm triggered by his resignation on Monday less than 24 hours after unveiling his ministers, faced a tight ...

France's Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a government French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... America is not the only Western democracy mired in a political crisis brought on by the brinksmanship of feckless politicos. Americans can ...

French outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu makes a statement at the Hotel Matignon, the Prime Minister's residence, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool via AP) L'HAY-LES-ROSES, ...