Tuesday, August 26: French newspapers discuss Prime Minister François Bayrou's announcement on September 8 of a vote of confidence, which all opposition parties have declared they will not support. Furthermore, the double strike in Gaza, which killed 20 people, including five journalists, is widely condemned. The American press then analyzes US President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cooke from the Federal Reserve Board. Finally, art looted by the Nazis is discovered in an unusual way.
On Tuesday, one news story dominated the front pages of French newspapers: Prime Minister François Bayrou's "self-dissolution," as Libération calls his decision to hold a confidence vote on September 8. Le Figaro considers this move a highly risky gamble, an attempt at electroshock therapy that Bayrou hopes will force the parties to the negotiating table. L'Opinion asserts that the prime minister has accelerated a predictable departure, but the consequences could be explosive. Le Parisien details what Bayrou will need to remain prime minister. Le Monde published an interview with Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure, who declared it "unthinkable" for the Socialists to support the government.
The double strike in Gaza on Monday, which claimed the lives of 20 people, including medical workers and journalists, has sparked widespread criticism in the press. Middle East Eye mourns the loss of two of its journalists, who were among the five killed. The Guardian also remembers one of the victims: photojournalist Mariam Abu Dagu. Sky News asserts that even if Israeli forces are not deliberately targeting journalists, they are still killing many of them. The article reminds us that the Gaza war has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
The American press is discussing Donald Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. Fortune magazine is covering the titanic struggle for what it calls "the world's most important central bank." Meanwhile, The New York Times is examining the legality of Cook's dismissal.
Finally, The Telegraph published an article about a Nazi-looted artwork discovered 80 years later thanks to a real estate advert.
Source: Geld News