The uncertain parliamentary vote on France’s social security overhaul poses a critical challenge for Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, whose leadership and 2026 budget plans could be jeopardized if lawmakers reject the proposal, including a suspended retirement reform

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Missing as Nobel Ceremony Proceeds

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado did not appear at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, with her whereabouts unknown. Her daughter accepted the award as global attention turns to Venezuela’s democratic crisis and mounting geopolitical tensions

Paris Line 14 Station Named World’s Most Beautiful by Prix Versailles

Opened in January 2025, Villejuif-Gustave Roussy station has been named the world’s most beautiful transport hub by the Prix Versailles. Designed by Dominique Perrault, it exemplifies the architectural ambition driving Paris’s rapidly expanding Grand Paris Express network