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Joseph Ataman
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Journalisting for CNN.

France, Ukraine, Middle East.
Yes that should say ballistic!
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
October 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Macron has asked Lecornu to find a “solution” to the political turmoil by Wednesday

Lecornu says that’s discussions with party leaders to see what’s possible

Based on today, anything possible mean something drastically different to yesterday’s cabinet
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Lecornu is now the shortest-serving PM of the French Fifth Republic - under 4 weeks

The last record holder was Macron's second last PM, Michel Barnier

Lecornu's ministers appointed last night are surely the shortest serving ever ...

Macron has now had 7 PMs since he was elected in 2017
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lecornu blamed other parties, a lack of humility and "certain egos" for the gov collapse in France

“There are lots of red lines in the mouths of some ... there aren’t many green lines"

He was a Macron loyalist to the end
October 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Visibly angry, #Sarkozy slammed the "hate" behind his conviction

70-year-old will be in jail ahead of an appeal

Guilty: "criminal association"

Cleared: corruption, illegal campaign financing and concealment of the embezzlement of public funds.

The first president jailed in France
September 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
With some 6,000 aid trucks waiting at Gaza's borders for the Israeli green light to enter, Palestinian officials have slammed the airdrops for dehumanising desperate Gazans

The French drop is along the coast by the red GHF site in this map
August 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
But his comments to the French press last week were more curious - opening door to allies joining French nuke exercises

Perhaps a necessity to stretching the umbrella … perhaps something deeper
March 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM