France

A Dutch lawmaker named six alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplices in parliament, and France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he was "shocked" and could not exclude publication of more diplomat names.

Victor Asal, Laia Balcells, Scott L. Greer, Mohan J. Dutta, Bruno Amable and 17 more

Le Figaro, de Volkskrant

Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni aligned to push industrial and defense priorities within the EU and dismissed Emmanuel Macron’s eurobond and European‑preference proposals ahead of a competition summit.

Lars P. Feld, Jože P. Damijan, Brigid Laffan, Michael Pettis, Christian Chavagneux and 2 more

Marine Le Pen urged President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his nomination of Amélie de Montchalin to the Cour des comptes, accusing them of mishandling public finances and raising conflict-of-interest concerns.

Brigid Laffan, Fabián Muniesa, Jacques Sapir, Jože P. Damijan, Peter Schöttler and 3 more

Storm Nils hit parts of Spain, France and Greece on Wednesday, prompting red and orange alerts and emergency weather bulletins.

Olympique de Marseille said it had parted ways with coach Roberto De Zerbi Wednesday by mutual agreement after heavy defeats, notably a 5-0 loss to PSG and Champions League exit.