France
President Emmanuel Macron faced growing calls to resign in France after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after failing to form a government, risking snap elections and far-right gains.
Google rolled out an AI "Mode" for its Search across much of Europe, including Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria, but excluded France, which Google blamed on EU rules.
Sébastien Lecornu continued consultations in Paris in a final bid to form a temporary government to secure the 2026 budget and resolve New Caledonia's crisis.
Resigned education minister Élisabeth Borne said in Paris on Tuesday she was open to suspending the unpopular 2023 pension reform she had championed.
Dominique Pelicot told an appeals court in Nîmes that Husamettin Dogan, who was appealing a rape conviction, knew Gisèle Pelicot was sedated when he abused her.
George Clooney said he had moved his family to a farm in Provence, France, to raise his eight-year-old twins away from Hollywood’s exposure and persistent paparazzi.
Sébastien Lecornu, the resigning prime minister, continued last-ditch negotiations at Matignon while Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella declined his invitation to attend.
