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By Michel Rose

PARIS (Reuters) - When French President Emmanuel Macron told his young prime minister of his decision to call a snap election just hours before announcing it on television, Gabriel Attal tried to dissuade his boss, asking him to accept his resignation instead, two sources told Reuters.

"I can be the fall guy," Attal implored Macron, after his efforts at dissuasion went nowhere, according to a minister and another government... (continue reading...)

LONDON (Reuters) - Animal rights activists on Tuesday targeted the first official portrait of Britain's King Charles since he became monarch, pasting a large image of the well-known animated character 'Wallace' over his face, in a protest about welfare on farms.

Footage from campaign group Animal Rising showed two of its supporters approach the portrait in London's Philip Mould gallery, and overlay the king's face with a big cartoon image of Wallace... (continue reading...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cigna's CFO Brian Evanko said the company's "outpatient dynamic" was impacted by the Change Healthcare hack which disrupted claims during the first quarter of 2024.

The February ransomware attack on the largest U.S. insurer stole a "substantial portion" of personal data from American patients and disrupted provider payments. UnitedHealth's CEO Andrew Witty said in a May testimony that the hack caused "incredible disruption" across... (continue reading...)

By Yuvraj Malik and Krystal Hu

(Reuters) - France's Mistral AI has raised 600 million euros ($643.7 million) in a funding round led by existing investor General Catalyst, it said on Tuesday, as AI continues to draw the bulk of technology-focused venture capital funds.

The Series-B funding round valued the one-year-old company at 5.8 billion euros, according to two sources directly involved with the deal. This is a sharp increase from its... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Guyanese mining magnate Nazar Mohamed and his son over allegations the two men defrauded Guyana's government of tax revenues and bribed public officials, the Treasury Department said.

The sanctions, which target three of the men's companies as well as a Guyanese government official, fall under an executive order aimed at stemming corruption and human rights abuses.