The centre-right government of French prime minister Élisabeth Borne has resigned, the presidential palace in Paris said on Monday. The move comes in connection with political wrangling over a controversial immigration law aimed at tightening state controls on immigration and improving integration. The legislation adopted last month caused controversy in president Emmanuel Macron's own party, with 20 voting against it and 17 abstaining. Health minister Aurélien Rousseau resigned in protest and o
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KUWAIT (Reuters) -Kuwait's new emir, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, forcefully castigated lawmakers and executive authorities on Wednesday for what he said was harm to the interests of the country and the people in his first remarks after he was formally sworn in. After swearing the constitutional oath in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Sheikh Meshal criticised the authorities' decision to appoint people to positions "that are not consistent with the simplest rules of justice and fairness". The emir said it was "necessary to review our current reality, especially in terms of security, the economy and living conditions".
Commenting on the need to amend the Law on Management of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools, NA Chairman of the Defence and Security Committee Lê Tấn Tới said among 40,000 crimes on weapons and explosives, more than 58 per cent were linked to the use of knives and primitive weapons to commit extremely serious crimes.