French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron on Monday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down after serving less […]
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Macron’s pick for PM is France’s youngest at 34
Gabriel Attal has been named France’s next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the youngest PM in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984. Mr Attal replaces Élisabeth Borne, who […]
Gabriel Attal, 34, becomes France’s youngest prime minister
Gabriel Attal has been as France’s youngest prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Mr Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Mr Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister. He is […]
Britain’s youngest Euromillions winner ‘devastated’ as gangster ex-boyfriend ‘shot dead’
Britain’s youngest Euromillions winner has said she is “devastated” after her gangster ex-boyfriend was shot dead outside an Edinburgh pub on New Year’s Eve in a “targeted” attack. The man, named in newspaper reports as Marc Webley, was killed outside the Anchor Inn in Granton Road shortly before midnight on Sunday. The 38 year old […]
‘Shadows of children’: For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers
And so, step by step, these children, the mothers and grandmothers who were held alongside them, and their families are testing the ground for a path to recovery. No one, including the physicians and psychologists who have been treating them, is sure how to get there or how long it might take. “It’s not easy […]