Daily brief
President Macron reaffirmed support for the United Arab Emirates and urged the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, as France also moves to sign a strategic partnership with Armenia and convenes a G7 meeting on critical minerals to reduce China's grip on supply chains.
Left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon warned that the French presidential election is not predetermined.
Macron proposed Emmanuel Moulin as governor of the Bank of France, while the current central bank chief criticized gerontocratic choices that harm youth.
France launched one-euro university meals for all students, and a court ordered health insurance to pay for gender transition care.
Arsène Wenger’s ‘daylight offside rule’ is being trialed in Canada, and an investor faces prison for renting dangerous apartments.