New French prime minister François Bayrou is facing his first major test at parliament. His government has no parliament majority amid unprecedented political instability.

PARIS (AP) — A decade after Islamic extremist gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in a deadly assault that shook France to its core and ignited a global outcry in defense of freedom of speech, the nation paused on Tuesday to honor the victims and renew its resolve to fight for liberty and democracy.

France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine 10 years ago that began a spate of Islamist militant attacks on the country and stoked a debate on press freedoms that still rages today.

Islamist terrorists stormed the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 members of the satirical publication's staff. French President Francois Hollande described it as "an act of exceptional barbarism.

France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the Islamist shooting attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo 10 years ago. A total of 17 people were killed in the shooting at the magazine on January 7,

France honored the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack on Tuesday, marking 10 years since gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine. On January 7, 2015, 12 people were killed at the publication's Paris offices in an assault that shook the world and ignited fierce debate about the limits of free expression.

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, right, and former President Francois Hollande during commemorations marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the

France is marking 10 years since a terror attack at a Paris kosher supermarket left four Jewish people and their Islamist assailant dead .

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France’s new prime minister has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. In his first address to politicians in the National Assembly, Francois Bayrou said: “I’m choosing to put this subject back on the agenda, with the social partners, for a short time and under transparent conditions.”

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