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France has a new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next steps
Read full article: France has a new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next stepsFrance’s president and prime minister have managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays.
France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
Read full article: France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapseFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget.
Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte
Read full article: Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France's MayotteCyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population.
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead
Read full article: France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared deadFrance is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island group off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.
Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy security
Read full article: Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy securityThere was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday’s Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club team’s visit.
Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence
Read full article: Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violenceParis police say that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation.
France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen
Read full article: France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teenWidespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods.