France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win NYT | Top Stories By: 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.
Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine NYT | China By: Vivian Wang 4 December 2025 at 18:03 As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
Centrists Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, They’re Condemning It to Horrors. NYT | Opinion By: David Broder 3 December 2025 at 15:34 Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.
China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan NYT | China By: David Pierson 2 December 2025 at 16:29 A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.
At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own NYT | China By: Farnaz Fassihi 15 November 2025 at 07:18 The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.
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