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France reveals new government as budget conflict approaches
Eric Lombard, 66, the head of Caisse des Depots, the investment arm of the French government, became finance minister, working with Amelie de Montchalin as budget minister.
Conservative Bruno Retailleau remained interior minister. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu also remained in post.
Elisabeth Borne, who stepped down as prime minister in January, became education minister, while former interior minister Gerard Darmanin will lead the Justice Ministry.
Bayrou has struggled for almost 10 days to put together a government as he looks to stave off potential no-confidence votes from the far right and left.
He will need to begin work immediately on passing a 2025 budget bill after parliamentary pushback over the proposed legislation led to the toppling of his predecessor, former Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
The names were read out by President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff Alexis Kohler.
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Head of OSCE PA delegation: Elimination of Minsk process is another diplomatic success
The elimination of the Minsk process and related OSCE structures is a new diplomatic success of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, MP Gaya Mammadov, head of the Milli Majlis delegation to the OSCE PA, told Report.
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Pashinyan: Washington agreements with Azerbaijan mark a historic turning point for the region
The Washington agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan represent a historic turning point that will have a much broader impact on the region, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the SCO Plus summit in Tianjin, China, according to Report.
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YouTube lost 72% of its market share in Azerbaijan over past 3 months
In August 2025, Instagram’s share in Azerbaijan’s social media market across all platforms (computers, mobile devices, and tablets) was 42.7%, according to Statcounter, Report informs.
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Travel Tomorrow: Resumption of Baku-Aghdam railway route – symbol of large-scale revival of region
The magazine Travel Tomorrow writes that the restoration of the Baku-Aghdam railway route is a powerful symbol of the large-scale revival of Azerbaijan’s liberated Karabakh region.
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All decisions adopted within OSCE framework on former Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict declared invalid
All decisions previously adopted within the OSCE framework regarding the former Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict have been declared null and void.
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Armenia ratifies €45.3 million ADB results-based loan for healthcare reforms
An Armenian parliamentary committee on Monday approved the bill on ratifying the Armenia-ADB €45.31 million loan agreement, Report informs via Armenpress.
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Alexey Overchuk: Russia and Azerbaijan aim to boost economic cooperation
Russia and Azerbaijan intend to enhance their economic collaboration, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Report informs.
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Court hearing held in criminal case of ethnic Armenians accused of war crimes
A court hearing is being held in the criminal case against ethnic Armenian individuals accused of committing war crimes.
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