"French Court Strikes Down Controversial Immigration Law"

France's constitutional council has annulled about half of the articles in the country's new immigration law, including restrictions on family reunifications and student residency permits, deeming them unconstitutional. The council upheld much of the bill initially presented by President Emmanuel Macron's government but censured contentious additions made under pressure from the right and far right. The ruling has sparked mixed reactions, with the interior minister hailing it as approval of the government's text, while the far-right National Rally party president called it a "coup by the judges" and called for a referendum on immigration.