France rushes emergency budget law to avert shutdown
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Lawmakers approved a bill averting a government shutdown after weeks of debate in Parliament failed to reach agreement on a new budget.
French lawmakers scrambled on Tuesday to pass emergency legislation to keep the state running in January until a proper 2026 budget can be approved by the country's deeply divided parliament. Prime Mi
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Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his country's flagship, the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.That vessel, the only nuclear-powered carrier outside the US Navy,
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to build a new aircraft carrier. The vessel will have the capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors.
The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers, warning against further blockades during the holiday season, a move the country's main union said depended on the prime minister's response to their demands.