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Today — 17 December 2025Main stream

France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win

17 December 2025 at 02:36
Sébastien Lecornu, the third French prime minister in less than a year, succeeded where his two predecessors failed — at least for now.

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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, at France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, seems to have succeeded after a false start.
Before yesterdayMain stream

‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government

15 December 2025 at 21:19
Mass demonstrations in Bulgaria were spurred by spreading outrage over graft that many say was fueling an authoritarian power grab.

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Protesters in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. The trigger for the demonstrations was a budget that raised taxes and lifted the salaries of members of the state security apparatus.
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