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New US ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan takes oath of office

The new United States Ambassador to Morocco, Duke Buchan, has officially taken the oath of office before US Vice President J.D. Vance, marking the start of his diplomatic mission in Rabat. In a statement shared on social media platform X, the US Embassy in Rabat said that Ambassador Buchan......

French senate blocks suspension of pension reform

France’s Senate has voted to strike down a provision in the 2026 Social Security Financing Bill that sought to temporarily halt the government’s contentious pension reform. The measure would have pushed the planned rise in the retirement age to January 2028, but lawmakers rejected the suspension......

French National assembly rejects key budget component as bill moves to senate

France’s National Assembly overwhelmingly rejected the revenue portion of the 2026 budget on Saturday, deepening uncertainty over whether a politically fractured parliament can agree on deficit-cutting measures before the year’s end. The rejected section, focused primarily on taxation, now......

Global markets rally as U.S. Senate advances bill to end government shutdown

Global financial markets surged on Monday as investors welcomed progress toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Late Sunday night, the Senate advanced a funding bill that could reopen the government and restore federal operations. Global markets respond positively Asian markets......

Trump calls for Senate rule change to end U.S. government shutdown

The United States government remains at a standstill as a budget impasse in Congress has kept it partially shut down since October 1, 2025. Former President Donald Trump has called for abolishing the Senate rule requiring a 60-vote supermajority to pass legislation, commonly known as the filibuster.......

Trump urges Senate Republicans to end filibuster amid government shutdown

The United States faces mounting pressure as President Donald Trump intensifies his push to end the month-long partial government shutdown. On Thursday, Trump called on Senate Republicans to invoke the "nuclear option," eliminating the filibuster rule to advance federal funding legislation......

Mitch McConnell falls during confrontation with activist but resumes Senate duties

Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, tripped and fell on October 16 while being confronted by an activist in the basement of a Senate office building. The 83-year-old lawmaker was approached by a protester, identified as Stella, who questioned him about immigration policies associated with......

US Senate confirms Duke Buchan III as new American ambassador to Morocco

The United States Senate has officially confirmed Duke Buchan III as the new American ambassador to Morocco, marking his return to diplomatic service in a region he knows well. Buchan’s appointment, announced by former President Donald Trump earlier this year, was endorsed by the Senate on Tuesday.......

French senator Philippe Mouiller detained for public intoxication after being found injured in Paris

French senator Philippe Mouiller, a member of Les Républicains (LR) and president of the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee, was found injured and intoxicated outside his home in Paris, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. The 56-year-old senator from the Deux-Sèvres......