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European Leaders to Meet for Special Defense Summit

European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday for special consultations on defense, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying the continent is at a “historic turning point.” The leaders are expected to discuss how the bloc can further support Kyiv in the face of US President Donald Trump’s announcement …

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Macron Names Centrist Bayrou As French PM In Bid To End Political Instability

President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist leader François Bayrou as France’s next prime minister, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. Bayrou, 73, is a mayor from the southwest and leads the MoDem party. Ahead of the announcement, he spent almost two hours with the president, in talks …

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Gabriel Attal Becomes The Youngest Prime Minister and First Openly Gay Leader in France.

By: CNN President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old French education minister, as the country’s youngest-ever prime minister, making history in both age and LGBTQ representation. Attal, a rising star in Macron’s Renaissance Party, previously enacted controversial policies as education minister and now faces the task of forming …

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