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Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister and had polled as the most popular minister in the outgoing government.

The statement from Macron's office said Borne will continue handling daily domestic issues until a new government is appointed.

Bowie, who died on January 10, 2016, of liver cancer would have been 77 on Monday.

The closure of the embassy in Niamey represents one of the final chapters in the winding down of a French presence in its former colony.

Speaking at a press conference, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin cited a "very high terrorist threat" because, in part, of "what is happening in Israel and Palestine," referring to the war.

The 303 passengers of the Nicaragua-bound Airbus A340 operated by Romanian company Legend Airlines are holed up in the Vatry airport.

The civilian protection unit of the Marne department said the Airbus jet was carrying 13 unaccompanied minors as well as accompanied minors with ages ranging from 21 months to 17 years.

The aircraft carrying passengers "likely to be victims of human trafficking" was detained on Thursday after an anonymous tipoff, the Paris public prosecutor's said.

A rise in the number of asylum seekers, a chronic affordable housing shortage, and a cost-of-living crisis have worsened social tensions in France.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was in Tel Aviv to hold talks with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen and convey France’s growing concerns over the situation in Gaza.