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Best of the Web: Macron Effect: French PM Lecornu resigns hours after forming cabinet - Shortest ever tenure!
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On Sunday evening, almost four weeks after his appointment by Macron, Lecornu had unveiled his cabinet, which was almost identical to that of his fallen predecessor, François Bayrou. But cracks were apparent right away, with members of several parties within the governing coalition expressing doubts and criticism about the lack of change.
Lecornu, a former defense minister, had faced the daunting task of finding approval in a deeply divided parliament for an austerity budget for next year.
Lecornu was to make a public statement at 10:45 am (Paris time).
Jordan Bardella, the president of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN), immediately called for snap elections. "There can be no return to stability without a return to the polls and without the dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale," he insisted.
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Sounds great, and sounds like it would end the mayhem for good. The problem, however, is that we've already been at this point on multiple occasions during the last 2 years - and, each time, Israel has cited one reason or another for why it disregarded its apparent commitment to 'solving the crisis' in favor of continuing to 'cleanse' Gaza... leaving skeptics with the impression that Israel doesn't want the war to end, and that its real goal is the removal of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
How close are they to achieving their (real) goal? By our estimate, about half-way, so... 2 more years to go?
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© Scott Olson/Getty ImagesU.S. Border Patrol and Illinois State Police stand outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Il. on Oct. 3, 2025.
The Trump administration has "authorized" the activation of 300 National Guard troops for operations in Chicago, following weeks of immigration raids in the city and threats from the White House to deploy the military.
The announcement came as protests against immigration policies and federal agents continue in Chicago and one person was shot. The National Guard is being called up against the wishes of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The military will be sent to protect federal personnel and property, according to a statement from a White House spokesperson sent to multiple outlets.
© Joyce N. Boghosian/White House copyU.S. President Donald Trump • Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza • September 29, 2025 • White House
Press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza • September 29, 2025 • White House
Five days after the U.S. president first announced his plan, the Palestinian movement gave its answer in a statement announcing that Hamas announced its "approval for the release of all hostages — living and dead - according to the exchange formula included in President Trump's proposal." Hamas added that it was ready to enter talks "to discuss the details."
In a move practically unheard of by a U.S. president, Trump shared Hamas's statement on his account on Truth Social:
"Based on the Statement just issued by Hamas, I believe they are ready for a lasting peace. Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the hostages out safely and quickly!"Minutes later, Trump announced Hamas's acceptance of his plan in a live address at the White House, considering the event "a big day, unprecedented in many ways." Trump added that he "looks forward to having all [Israeli] hostages come back to their parents," stressing that "we have to put the final word in concrete." The U.S. President thanked Arab and Muslim states for "helping me put this together," promising that "everybody will be treated fairly."
Hamas's response to Trump's plan came a day after the Israeli army sealed off Gaza City. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a "final warning" to the estimated 500,000 Palestinians still in the city, announcing that those who decide to remain will be considered "terrorists or supporters of terror."
© Arktos JournalAlexander Dugin
A shift in world order usually occurs through war. Very rarely are those who wield global power willing to relinquish it voluntarily. They hold on until the very end, until they are destroyed and reduced to ruins. The same is undoubtedly true today.
Different twists and turns happen in history, of course. Therefore, one could only hypothetically expect, hope, or at least wish that Western leaders will voluntarily relinquish their hegemony. But something tells me that this is unlikely to happen. And if it does not happen, then there will be war. This war is already underway: the war in Ukraine, the wars in the Middle East. But it is not yet in full force. So far, it is only a harbinger of the huge, fundamental war that will be fought over the redistribution of real sovereignty between the forces that are being demarcated today.
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"There's nothing there, there never was, and there can't be anything," Putin asserted of the boarding action which took place earlier this week. The tanker was under the flag of a third country and the crew is international, Putin described, adding he doesn't know "how much it's related to Russia."
French authorities revealed details for the first time on Thursday, confirming that they arrested the captain, a Chinese national. He's accused of disobeying orders of the French navy.
Andrej Babis.
The Czech parliamentary election of October 2025 did not just deliver a victory for Andrej Babis' ANO party. It sent a message reverberating far beyond Prague: people are growing weary of Brussels' single-minded insistence on unconditional support for Ukraine when it comes at the expense of their own well-being.
The result reflects a deep and widespread demand for politics rooted in national interests, rather than dictated by distant EU institutions.
For years, European voters have been told that there is no alternative to the prevailing orthodoxy: fund and arm Ukraine indefinitely, absorb the costs without question, and accept austerity at home as the necessary price of defending the continent. Governments across the bloc have repeated this mantra with little patience for dissent.
In Prague, however, ordinary people felt the pinch of rising prices, shrinking disposable income, and a government that seemed more attentive to foreign policy headlines than to the economic pain at home.
Comment: See also:
- Right-wing Czech politician who promised to cut aid to Ukraine takes lead in parliamentary election
- Tradition against corruption: Why Putin's message matters for the entire world
- Hungary's Orbán claims 'EU has decided to go to war' and calls for petition against Brussels
- West aims to turn Moldova into 'anti-Russia project' like Ukraine - ex-president
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Partial results were released by the Czech Statistical Office several hours after the polls closed across the central European country of 11 million earlier on Saturday.
With ballots from 20% of voting districts counted, Babis' opposition ANO (Yes) party was ahead with 39.7% of the vote, followed by the Spolu (Together) group led by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala with 19.1%, the agency said.
Babis has been campaigning on a promise to stop Czech military assistance to Kiev, unlike Fiala, who has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
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Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen in a fresh interview given to Financial Times has declared NATO must step up its response to Russia, warning that recent drone incursions are "only the beginning" of an alleged 'hybrid war' and sabotage campaign aimed at dividing Europe.
"We need to be very open about [the fact] that it probably is only the beginning," she told FT. "We need all Europeans to understand what is at stake and what's going on. When there are drones or cyber attacks, the idea is to divide us."
Comment: Portland's "calm and limited" protests: assault reporters and making entire city blocks impassable:
Trump to send National Guard to crime-ridden cities Portland, Chicago and Memphis