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Emmanuel Macron will name a new French prime minister “in the coming days” after a no-confidence vote in parliament ousted Michel Barnier.

Musk, Ramaswamy huddle with lawmakers in quest to downsize widely-distrusted federal government with DOGE Many Americans don’t trust the federal government, and Elon Musk — an eccentric billionaire business tycoon tasked by President-elect Donald Trump with helping slay the unwieldly bureaucratic leviathan — thinks that’s just the right attitude. “I think we should not trust the government,” Musk has previously declared. Apparently, people are way ahead of him. Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives at Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C.; Vivek Ramaswamy, chairman and co-founder of Strive Asset Management,…

The British has “turned its back on victims” after it failed to move immediately to reinstate legacy inquests, the wife of a murdered Catholic man has said.Martina Dillon, whose husband Seamus was killed by loyalists near Dungannon in 1997, was speaking after Secretary of State Hilary Benn said he is taking “first steps” to repeal and replace controversial legacy legislation.Mr Benn plans to repeal the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which ended all inquests and civil cases and contained proposal to introduce conditional immunity.In a statement at Westminster Mr Benn said he intends to introduce a remedial…

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday night in accepting the Patriot of the Year award at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards that he has already accomplished more since his election victory than President Joe Biden has in his entire term.Mr Trump, who has been largely ensconced at Mar-a-Lago in recent weeks as he has been announcing job picks for his administration, travelled to New York’s Long Island for the annual awards ceremony from the Fox News streaming platform.“I think you have seen more happen in the last two weeks than you have in the last four years,” Mr Trump told the…

French President Emmanuel Macron in the Saudi city of AlUla, on December 4, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP Michel Barnier resigned as French prime minister on Thursday, December 5, after losing a no-confidence motion but will remain in office on a caretaker basis with his ministers until a new government is named, the presidency said. “The prime minister today submitted the resignation of his government” to President Emmanuel Macron, who has “taken note” of the resignation, the Elysée said. Barnier and his ministers remain “in charge of daily business until the appointment of a new government”, it added. Macron, now…

The agreement seems impossible. The 5,300 migrant minors hosted in the Canary Islands will continue to live in overcrowded centers and without adequate care. Also the 400 from Ceuta. The fourth face-to-face meeting between the Canary Islands, Ceuta, the PP and the Government to negotiate the redistribution of children who emigrate alone throughout the autonomous communities has exposed the PP’s lack of will to reach an agreement. After this two-hour meeting, the discourse has changed in the Canary Islands. The Government of Fernando Clavijo, which in recent months has openly criticized the central Government, is very upset with the Popular…

The PP demands that the Executive put on the table a more in-depth debate on immigration policy. Read The meeting on the reception of migrant minors ends without agreement

A custom on the North Sea island of Borkum, which had gotten out of hand, of mistreating women with cow horns, had become a scandal due to media reports. Therefore, Klaasohm 2024 should be a little different than before: schnapps, growling, mope – but no punches. It succeeded. Customs: Without hitting women at all – Borkum bachelors have fun with their insular ritual

Bobsleigh dominator Francesco Friedrich wanted to poach the pusher from his German competitor Johannes Lochner. An affront. The competition is likely to become even more intense as a result – in the World Cup and with a view to the Olympics. Bob: Dispute between Francesco Friedrich and Johannes Lochner over pusher Georg Fleischhauer

South Korea’s ruling People Power party had said it was against impeachment, but that stance may be shifting. South Korea’s ruling party leader has said President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be removed from authority for the safety of the country for trying to impose martial law. It looks increasingly likely that lawmakers may vote to impeach the president. South Korea's ruling party demands President Yoon step down