French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France’s budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office. Bayrou, a veteran centrist named by President Emmanuel Macron on December 13 to end months of political crisis
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The former president of Spain’s soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain on April. 29, 2024. Rubiales will testify on Monday as a defendant for alleged corruption during his time at the head of the organization. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP MADRID — The former president of
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to escalate the Trump administration’s confrontation with Panama on Sunday, telling its leader that President Trump had determined that Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama Canal threatens the waterway and demanding “immediate changes,” according to the State Department. Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, provided a different account of
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JERUSALEM — Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip, bringing relief to a territory suffering from hunger, mass displacement and devastation following 15 months of war. But Palestinians and aid workers say it’s still an uphill battle to ensure the assistance reaches everyone. And
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But the issue is thorny: such joint fundraising might impede the efforts of member countries to meet the individual demands that the NATO alliance is already making of them in terms of raising military budgets. Of the 27 EU countries due to meet in the closed-door session on Monday, 23 are NATO members. NATO’s supreme
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Two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development have been placed on administrative leave, the latest in a series of suspensions and layoffs at the American government’s primary humanitarian aid agency. President Trump is considering dramatic changes to USAID, as advisers examine where there’s overlap with other agencies or where its spending
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Elon Musk has declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should “die” amid reports that two top security officials at the aid agency were put on leave for refusing his representatives access to classified materials. Musk, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),
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Panama’s president vowed Sunday to end a key development deal with China after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and after complaints from President Donald Trump that the Latin American country had ceded control over its critical shipping canal to Beijing. José Raúl Mulino, Panama’s president, said his nation’s sovereignty over the 51-mile waterway,
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An aerial view shows stored containers at the Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, as U.S. President Donald Trump plans to regain control of the Canal, in Panama City, Panama, February 1, 2025. Enea Lebrun | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors
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BBC Medical doctor Nathaniel Cirho was injured after a bomb fell on his neighbour’s house When I first drove into DR Congo’s eastern city of Goma, it was hard for me to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled the streets a few miles from the border with Rwanda – commuters headed
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