Macron seeks new PM

Plus, party leader says South Korean president must be suspended.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Edson Caldas Macron begins his latest search for a new French prime minister, South Korea's ruling party leader says Yoon must be suspended, and Syrian rebels seek to show they are an alternative to Assad. Plus, the pictures of the week. Today's Top News   Protesters demanding the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji Political turmoil South Korea's ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law. Yoon was already grappling with controversies before this week's crisis crushed his approval ratings to a record low 13%. In France, President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days after the government was toppled by lawmakers. We have a list of the possible candidates whose names are circulating in political circles and in French media. Middle East A week after Islamist rebels seized Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo is slowly coming back to life. The rebel alliance is seeking to show Syrians – and the West – that it is a viable alternative to President Bashar al-Assad, analysts say. Meanwhile, thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, a war monitoring group and residents said, as rebel forces tried to push their lightning offensive against government forces further south. United States President-elect Donald Trump said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar," while former Senator David Perdue has been chosen to be ambassador to China. After Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter, he needs to extend the same grace to thousands wronged by the US judicial system, a growing chorus of civil rights activists and lawmakers say. The search for the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson continues in New York. Internet sleuths are also hunting for clues. On today's Reuters World News podcast, Editor Caroline Humer discusses the response of healthcare companies grappling with potential threats to their executives.  Business & Markets   Donald Trump's return to the White House is seen fueling a dealmaking revival that could bolster investment banking income to $316 billion globally next year, a jump of about 5.7% on 2024, data seen by Reuters shows. British insurer Aviva has agreed to buy smaller rival Direct Line in a sweetened $4.6 billion cash-and-stock deal. It would create a nearly $21 billion London-listed insurer, bigger than Legal & General and only slightly behind Prudential in market value. Euro zone productivity growth remained weak in the third quarter despite a modest expansion in the bloc's economy, continuing a poor run that has lasted years, data from Eurostat showed. Investors are awaiting US payrolls data later today. Job growth likely surged in November after being severely constrained by hurricanes and strikes, but this probably does not signal a material shift in easing labor market conditions that should allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again this month. The Bank of Japan is staying guarded on the timing of the next rate hike with December hardly a done deal given soft consumption, its governor's cautious decision-making style and anxiety over US economic policy in a second Trump presidency. The Week Ahead   The Notre-Dame cathedral reopens tomorrow, five years after the devastating fire that destroyed the church's roof and damaged the interior. Trump is expected to travel to Paris to attend the event. A presidential election runoff in Romania could see a far-right critic of the EU defeat a pro-European centrist candidate on Sunday. Reuters NEXT takes place in New York. Led by Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni, our journalists speak to policymakers, business leaders and forward thinkers during a two-day event from Tuesday. Central banks in Europe, Canada, Australia and Brazil decide on their monetary policy. Here is what investors will be watching. Representatives from Seychelles, Tuvalu and organizations from Pacific Islands speak as the World Court holds public hearings in an advisory opinion case on climate change. Special Report: A Fatal Delay   The world's hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan. Famine struck anyway.  In the Zamzam displaced persons camp, children were dying for months before it was found to be in famine. We look at how the world's hunger monitoring-and-response system is supposed to work – and why it's not achieving its mission. Read the full report And Finally... Fireworks fly near the police during a protest in Georgia's Tbilisi against the new government's decision to suspend the EU accession talks. 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