France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win NYT | Top Stories Catherine Porter 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. © Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPrime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, at France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, seems to have succeeded after a false start.
‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government NYT | Top Stories Carlotta Gall 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. © Valentina Petrova/Associated PressProtesters 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.
What Is Going On With Trump? NYT | Opinion Frank Bruni, Aaron Retica, Bret Stephens and Derek Arthur 5 December 2025 at 05:56 Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between the president’s interests and what matters to Americans.
Taiwan’s President to Seek an Extra $40 Billion for Military NYT | China Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien 26 November 2025 at 18:19 President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms from the United States.