Political Chaos Deepens in France as PM Lecornu Resigns

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Aaryan Bora, Political Reporter

Political Chaos Deepens in France as PM Lecornu Resigns

France’s latest prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has resigned after just 26 days in office, plunging President Emmanuel Macron’s government into renewed crisis. Lecornu, the third prime minister to quit in less than a year, stepped down a day after unveiling his cabinet, which was swiftly rejected by opposition parties. He has since agreed to draft a stability plan by Wednesday after Macron asked him to continue to take consultations. The resignation follows months of turmoil after two previous governments collapsed over failed budgets and confidence votes. France's political instability has shaken investor confidence, with the Paris Stock Exchange falling sharply on Monday. Macron now faces limited options: appoint another PM, dissolve parliament or call for new elections. Lecornu warned that partisan appetities and political egos were paralysing France's ability to govern. 


Trump Pushes Urgent Gaza Peace Talks in Egypt

US President Donald Trump has urged all parties in the Gaza conflict to move as quickly as possible as indirect peace talks between Hamas and Israel begin in Cairo, Egypt. The talks follow Hama’s partial acceptance of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which includes a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the transfer of Gaza’s administration to a technocratic Palestinian body. However, Hamas has not yet agreed to disarm or withdraw from Gaza’s political future. Despite Donald Trump’s call for restraint, Israeli airstrikes have continued with 65 Palestinians killed in 24 hours, according to Gaza’s health ministry. 

Donald Trump has expected that the first phase of the deal to conclude this week, warning that “massive bloodshed will follow” if negotiations stall. Senior US officers, Qatari and Egyptian envoys, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, are attending the Cairo meetings. 

Massive Russian Strikes Leave Five Dead and Thousands Without Power

Five people have been killed and tens of thousands are left without electricity after Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine. The western region of Lviv suffered its heaviest bombardment since its invasion began in 2022 with four members of one family killed in the village of Lapaivka. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired over 50 missiles and 500 drones targeting homes, hospitals, and energy facilities. Ukraine’s air defences intercepted most of the projectiles, but damage was reported across several regions including Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kherson. Poland scrambled fighter jets amid the attack, while NATO monitored airspace along its eastern flank. Zelensky has renewed his calls for faster air defence aid from Western allies warning that Russia’s focus on Ukraine’s energy grid could make the coming winter “brutal”.

Syria Holds First Post-Assad Elections Amid Criticism of Fairness

Syria will hold its first-ever parliamentary elections on Sunday, ten months after the ousting of the former president, Bashar al-Assad. The vote, which was overseen by Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, will not be direct- instead, electoral colleges will select two-thirds of the 210 seats, with the rest appointed by the president. The elections are taking place in 50 of 60 districts after violence forced delays in Kurdish-controlled Raqqa and Hassakeh and the Druze majority province of Suweida. Civil society groups have condemned the process as undemocratic, saying it allows the president to exert undue control over parliament. Sharaa has defended the system as a necessary transitional measure, citing millions of displaced Syrians and lost records after the 13-year civil war. Critics are arguing that the arrangement mirrors the authoritarian structures of the Assad era and fails to represent Syria’s diverse communities. 

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