PARIS (Reuters) -France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in ...

A coalition government in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, collapsed on Tuesday after pro-independence politicians resigned, citing persistent economic issues and unrest over the sale ...

France's prime minister on Friday urged lawmakers to reach a compromise to pass an austerity budget, after leftists threatened to oust his government if it did not include a tax on the very wealthy.

1516 GMT – Although the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates in the remainder of 2025, further rate cuts in 2026 might be less likely if U.S. economic momentum continues, Standard Chartered ...

In a display of naked contempt for the French people, President Emmanuel Macron announced late Friday night that he was renaming as prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, who resigned on Monday as his ...

French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year's austerity budget. France is under ...

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move aimed at preventing his fragile ...

A protester holds a placard reading, "Tax the rich or we'll eat them," in Paris, France, on Oct. 2, 2025. (Eric Broncard/Hans Lucas via AFP) PARIS (AFP) — France’s prime minister on Friday urged ...