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Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, September 9th, and this is your FT News briefing.

Rupert Murdoch settled a bitter succession feud, and France is on the hunt for a new prime minister

again. Plus, North Cyprus is turning to gambling to boost its economy.

I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day.

Lachlan Murdoch, the elder son of the billionaire Rupert Murdoch, will inherit control of the family's media empire after his father dies.

That includes news outlets like Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post.

The deal was announced yesterday.

It concludes a years-long feud among Murdoch's children.

Two more of the siblings, Grace and Chloe, will inherit Rupert's interest in News Corp and the Fox

Corporation alongside Lachlan. Three other siblings will split more than $3 billion as part of a buyout from their family trust and give up ownership of all interests.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayru was ousted yesterday.

He lost a confidence vote in Parliament over his efforts to cut the deficit.

This leaves President Emmanuel Macron scrambling to find a new PM. This will be his seventh search for one since taking office.

Leila Abood is the FTs Paris Bureau Chief.

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