French lawmakers on Friday rejected two motions of no confidence against the government after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pushed through the “revenue” section of the 2026 budget without a parliamentary vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the Constitution.

Finland has joined the French-Saudi New York declaration advocating a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the implementation of a two-state solution, the country announced on Friday.

The preliminary investigation into the criminal case against Martin Ryan and others, arrested on charges of espionage for France, has been completed by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.