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After PM forces through finance bill, what's next in France's budget battle?

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has used special constitutional powers to force part of his 2026 budget bill through the deeply divided lower house of parliament, without a vote. It brings France closer to concluding its budget drama, but obstacles remain.

Radio France Internationale

South Korea sentences ex-president to five years in first martial law verdict

Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for obstructing own arrest separate from main trial that could lead to death penalty

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of tractors roll into Paris as farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

French farmers drove over350 tractors into Paris for the second time in a week on Tuesday to protest an EU-Mercosur trade deal which is due to be signed at the weekend. French farmers unions say the deal threatens local agriculture by creating unfair competition with cheaper South American imports.

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Mercosur: How Macron’s domestic weakness undercut his Brussels clout

The French president's failure to assemble a blocking minority against the Mercosur deal underscores how his domestic weakness is undermining his clout in Brussels. By contrast, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Germany have secured an important victory.

Euronews

Venezuela’s new interim president is the daughter of a socialist who was arrested in connection with the 1976 kidnapping of an American businessman

Delcy Rodríguez also developed strong ties with Republicans in the oil industry and on Wall Street who balked at the notion of U.S.-led regime change.

Fortune

Analysis: What does the fall of Venezuela's Maduro mean for Tehran?

Trump's explicit messages against Tehran coincide with the fall of Maduro in Venezuela and military operations in Nigeria, raising questions about US military resurgence and influence in the global world order.

Euronews

Nicolás Maduro: from bus driver to Chávez successor to US detainee

As Maduro faces trial in New York on alleged involvement in narco-terrorism, how will Venezuelans judge their president?

The Guardian - UK

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Nicolas Maduro rose from bus driver to president before presiding over Venezuela’s economic collapse

In 1986, Maduro traveled to Cuba for a year of ideological instruction, his only formal education after high school. He quickly became a union leader.

Fortune

France’s political year ahead: power plays, rivals and the road to 2027

With less than two years to go to the next presidential election, France’s political forces are already jockeying for position. The balance of power between President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government, a fragmented left and the increasingly emboldened far right continues to shift – shaping what could be one of the…

Radio France Internationale

Macron to seek fresh momentum in New Year’s address amid political deadlock

Facing low approval ratings and a fractured parliament, President Emmanuel Macron will use his New Year’s address on Wednesday night to try to revive momentum in the final stretch of his second term, setting out a last round of reforms.

Radio France Internationale

Prosecutors Demand a 10-Year Sentence for Former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol for Failed Martial Law

Korean prosecutors seek to have former South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol to serve a 10-year prison term for his attempt to impose martial law

International Business Times UK

Two-horse race predicted as polls open for Côte d'Ivoire legislative elections

Following the reelection of President Alassane Ouattara on 25 October, Côte d'Ivoire is heading back to the polls – this time to elect the 255 members of the National Assembly.

Radio France Internationale

Venezuela targets US tanker seizure supporters with new 'anti-piracy' law

Venezuela's National Assembly approved a law imposing up to 20 years in prison for supporting tanker seizures or blockades. The move follows the US seizure of two Venezuelan oil tankers this month.

Euronews

South Korea's Constitutional Court removes police chief over martial law involvement

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally removed the country’s impeached police chief

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Bulgaria’s entire government resigns after mass protests over corruption

Mass protests have gripped the country just weeks before it is due to join the eurozone

Euronews

France's National Assembly narrowly approves contentious 2026 social security budget

The high-stakes vote gives some respite for the weakened French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

Latin Times

These Are The Six Figures Who Could Rule Venezuela If Maduro Steps Down or Is Forced Out

A new report says former and current officials have privately discussed that the Trump administration's military campaign in Venezuela has as its main target goal to replace Nicolás Maduro.

Euronews

France's National Assembly overwhelmingly votes to suspend controversial pension reform

Some of France's European partners have been watching the political turmoil closely as the country struggles to rein in a budget deficit which has become the largest in the euro zone.

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The Independent UK

South Korea detains ex-spy chief over Yoon’s failed martial law bid

Prosecutors allege Cho Tae Yong was aware of Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law

Radio France Internationale

France’s top court upholds Le Pen’s dismissal as local councillor

France’s Council of State has confirmed the dismissal of far right leader Marine Le Pen from her role as departmental councillor, following her conviction in March for using EU funds to pay party staff and a five-year ban from holding public office.

Radio France Internationale

Trump slams France in Fox News interview, criticising 'unfair' taxes

US President Donald Trump attacked France in a televised interview in which he evoked “problems” with the country, and accused it of unfairly taxing American products. The barb came during a discussion on foreign students where he appeared to shift his position on allowing foreign students attend universities in the…

The Independent UK

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon indicted for flying drones over North Korea

South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol faces additional criminal charges as prosecutors allege that he flew drones over North Korea to deliberately create tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law

Euronews

Did teenagers wreak havoc in France's National Assembly?

A group of teenagers wearing tracksuits can be seen running around France's National Assembly, walking all over its benches and lighting cigarettes. The internet may be talking about them, but these videos are not real.

The Independent UK

Embattled French prime minister survives two no-confidence motions in one day

Sebastien Lecornu now faces weeks of negotiations to pass a budget in the deeply fragmented National Assembly

Radio France Internationale

French PM Lecornu survives no confidence votes after pension U-turn

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two no confidence votes in the National Assembly on Thursday after winning last-minute backing from Socialist MPs over his decision to suspend a contested pension reform.

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