Author: News Desk

Macron’s government survives no-confidence vote The French government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote that was triggered after it forced through a bill to increase the pension age to 64. The vote, initiated by centrist MPs, fell short with 278 votes in favour, below the 287 required. Had it been successful, President Emmanuel Macron would have had to call new elections or appoint a new government. France pension reform The controversial bill will now become law, after Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne used Article 49:3 to push it through without a vote last week. The move sparked fresh anti-government protests in Paris,…

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US police forces on alert ahead of possible Trump arrest Law enforcement authorities in major US cities, including New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, are preparing for potential unrest in case former President Donald Trump is arrested this week as part of a hush-money inquiry. A Manhattan prosecutor may charge Trump with allegedly paying a porn star to keep quiet about their alleged affair, which would be the first criminal case against a former US president. Steel barricades have been erected outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Trump could be charged, fingerprinted, and photographed if charges are filed this…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Many of Tuesday’s front pages lead with the “damning verdict on the Met” as Baroness Casey’s blistering 368-page report, being published on Tuesday, says the Metropolitan Police service is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic. The papers also look at the former prime minister Boris Johnson’s legal dossier, which he submitted to the parliamentary committee investigating allegations that he misled MPs over the No10 parties scandal. ‘Rotten Met lost public faith’ According to the front page of the Times, Baroness Casey’s review of the Metropolitan Police following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard has led…

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