The French energy giant, with its refineries running at full capacity, reported a net profit up 124% year-on-year in the third quarter, reaching $8.3 billion.
The European Central Bank's Governing Council kept interest rates unchanged despite rising inflation in the eurozone, shifting attention to President Christine Lagarde's announcement that she would step down nine months before the end of her term.
Organized by a group of researchers, the event brings together experts and randomly selected French citizens who will deliberate until the end of the year and propose ways to improve the country's political system.
Two investigating magistrates handling allegations of misuse of public funds, favoritism and harassment designated the center-right candidate an 'assisted witness' in the affair, a less serious status than being placed under formal investigation. The case is linked to his position as mayor of the city of Le Havre.
Right wing party Horizons candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Edouard Philippe during a visit at an apple orchard in Corze, western France on September 17, 2026.
The 86-year-old British actor died on Wednesday, October 28, after 'a brief... journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,' said an official statement.
The 86-year-old actor died on Wednesday, October 28, after 'a brief... journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,' said an official statement.
The senator, who entered politics from an early age, stood out for his tough-on-crime stances and opposition to environmental protections, but also for a career marked by legal cases.
The EU's EUFOR military force said the Chinook CH-47 helicopter crashed while on a 'routine mission' in the Brcko region, about 180 kilometers north of Sarajevo.
The site of the crash of a ICH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Italian contingent of the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission, near the village of Gorice, in Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2026
Martin Sellner said he had been barred from entering France after authorities banned a far-right conference on the mass deportation of people of foreign origin.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office clarified on Thursday that the schizophrenia diagnosis mentioned by Kevin T. was not confirmed by his doctor. Investigators also reported finding 30 stickers made by him at his home and referring to the far-right Rassemblement National party.
The result achieved by two Arab-Israeli lists in the elections does not grant them the pivotal role they could have claimed. The opposition bloc to Benjamin Netanyahu, facing difficulties, continues to rule out any alliance.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office clarified on Thursday that the schizophrenia diagnosis mentioned by Kevin T. was not confirmed by his doctor. Investigators also reported finding 30 stickers made by him at his home and referring to the far-right Rassemblement National party.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced the deployment of around 70,000 police officers for a new wave of protests this weekend. He said demonstrations will be allowed, but 'not in city centers, where there is a risk of public disorder.'
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez speaks during the questions to the government session at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris, France, October 28, 2026. REUTERS Sarah Meyssonnier
Kirill Dmitriev has been working to persuade the White House that peace in Ukraine must first come through commercial deals. Le Monde outlines two months that saw the new Russian-American partnership transform into an alliance against Kyiv, from Miami to Moscow.
Kirill Dmitriev, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff, US special envoy, in Moscow, on September 5, 2026.
The former head of France's largest employers' union is stepping in for Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron, who resigned amid power struggles in September.
The 39-year-old, suspected of killing one person and wounding five in a drive-by shooting west of Paris on October 23, denies any terrorist intent, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office said.
Shares in the search giant fell around 10% after hours as growth in search ad revenue slowed to 12% and heavy AI spending pushed its cash flow deep into the red.
Lagarde's departure in February 2027, eight months before the end of her term as head of the European Central Bank lets European leaders choose her successor before France's April presidential election.
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