French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign and blasted his opponents on Monday, as his latest government was threatened by two no-confidence motions that could bring it down by the end of the week.

France, to borrow the words of Alain Duhamel, the veteran political observer, “has gone beyond a political crisis”.

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, to try again to form a government in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.

France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged that he might be able to stay in his job long given the country's deep political divides.

France has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, on a farm in the north of the country, authorities said, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.

Banijay has partnered with YouTube to launch an Entertainment Creators Lab in France to tap into the fast-expanding creator economy with a new dedicated channel, Banijay Creators Studio. Teased by Banijay Entertainment boss Marco Bassetti at Mipcom where he received Variety’s Vanguard Award,

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France drew with Iceland 2-2 and missed the chance to secure an early spot in the 2026 World Cup.Without Konaté, Tchouaméni, Dembélé, and Mbappé, the French team fell behind with a goal from