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Sarkozy to serve prison term in solitary confinement

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to serve his prison sentence in solitary confinement after being convicted of accepting illegal campaign funds from...

Louvre shuts after bold heist of Napoleon-era jewels

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Paris’s Louvre Museum was forced to close on Sunday after a daring robbery in which several hooded criminals reportedly stole nine priceless pieces from...

S&P downgrades France’s credit rating

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S&P Global Ratings has cut France’s long-term sovereign credit rating from AA- to A+, citing mounting public debt, sluggish fiscal reforms, and deepening political...

Horrific schoolgirl murder case grips France

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Chilling details of 12-year-old Lola Daviet’s murder have left France reeling. Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old Algerian migrant woman, faces charges of sexually assaulting, torturing, and...

Macron will never quit, however many governments implode around him

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The French president treated his latest ex-PM like a booty call and now they’re married again. This is some real Fatal Attraction stuff going on...

‘Bad joke’: Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM

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Just four days after stepping down, the prime minister returns as France faces rising debt and economic strain. French President Emmanuel Macron has reinstated Sebastien...

Le Pen vows to block any new French government

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The right-wing politician has called on President Emmanuel Macron to either dissolve the National Assembly or resign. Veteran right-wing French politician Marine Le Pen has...

Peters demands answers over Fonterra’s plan to sell iconic brands to French dairy giant

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Foreign Minister and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has launched a blistering attack on Fonterra’s proposal to sell its iconic consumer brands —...

French MPs reject motion to impeach Macron

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Parliamentary leaders struck down the vote at its earliest stage. French Parliamentary leaders have rejected a bid to impeach President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, as...

Macron must resign – France’s former PM

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Edouard Philippe has urged the French leader to call an early presidential election due to the deepening political crisis. Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe...

Apple’s Siri accused of eavesdropping on users – Politico

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French prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into the US tech giant over allegations it recorded users without their consent. French prosecutors have opened a...

Family of late South African envoy seeks answers after death in Paris

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Investigators have found no signs of a struggle or traces of medication or narcotics in the room of the former ambassador to France. The family...

French PM resigns hours after naming new cabinet

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Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down after 27 days, making his tenure the shortest in French history. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced his resignation...

France claims to have detained ‘Russian shadow fleet’ tanker

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Moscow says it has no information about the vessel and has accused Western Europe of undermining freedom of commercial navigation. France has said it has...

South African ambassador found dead in France

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Nathi Mthethwa had earlier expressed his intention to end his life in a message to his wife, the Paris prosecutor’s office has said. South Africa’s...

Telegram boss claims French intelligence tried to blackmail him over Moldovan election

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The messenger’s co-founder’s comments come as the post-Soviet republic is heading to the polling stations. Writing on X on Sunday, Durov said the approach came...

Sarkozy got away with all but his smallest crimes

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He took Gaddafi’s money, used it to make himself president, then killed the guy. All that for the low, low cost of five years...

This man destroyed a country and half a million lives and got five years

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The former French president’s conviction is a rare glimpse of justice – but his true crime goes unpunished. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found...

Sarkozy sentenced to five years after ‘Libya cash’ trial

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The former French president spearheaded a war that destroyed the African country. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison...

Macron is in a political death spiral

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France is facing a crisis not seen in almost 70 years – is it time for a Sixth Republic? The France of President Emmanuel Macron,...

Chilean scientist convicted of raping colleague during Antarctic expedition

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A Chilean scientist has been found guilty of raping a French researcher during a 2019 Antarctic expedition, with prosecutors saying he exploited the “extreme...

France recognises Palestinian state

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The country’s president announced the decision a day after a similar decision was made by the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal. French President Emmanuel Macron...

England beat France to set up Women’s Rugby World Cup final clash with Canada

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England booked their place in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final with a hard-fought 35-17 win over France in Bristol, overcoming a sluggish attack...

Macron to attempt to prove in U.S. court his wife is a woman

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The French leader has filed a defamation suit against US right-wing commentator Candace Owens for alleging Brigitte Macron was born male. French President Emmanuel Macron...

Fitch hits France with record-low credit score

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The agency linked the cut to growing political instability. France’s credit score has been downgraded from AA- to A+, the country’s lowest on record, with...

Hundreds arrested in clashes with riot police at ‘block everything’ protests in France (Video)

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The massive demonstrations come amid deepening political and economic turmoil in the country. Hundreds have been arrested in France as riot police clashed with demonstrators,...

French government collapses

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Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote. The French government has fallen after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou...

Protesters in Paris demand Macron’s resignation (Video)

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The French president’s rating has sunk to record lows amid a budget deficit. Thousands marched through Paris on Saturday, demanding the resignation of President Emmanuel...

French women’s boxing team barred from World Champs over genetic sex test delay

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The French women’s boxing team has been excluded from the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after missing the deadline to submit mandatory genetic sex...

80% of French voters don’t trust Macron – poll

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Emmanuel Macron’s approval has sunk to its lowest since he was first elected president in 2017, according to a survey. French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval...

France has ruined its reputation as a free country – Telegram founder

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused Paris of bringing “absurd” charges against him. Pavel Durov has said France ruined its reputation as a free country...

Napalm and decapitations: France admits, but does it apologise?

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In the French political class, both for right and even left sides, the idea of colonial reparations seems an absolute taboo. On August 12, French...

France summons Italian envoy after deputy PM mocks Macron

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Matteo Salvini has ridiculed the French leader’s calls for Western troops in Ukraine, suggesting he should “hop on a tram” and go himself. France has...

Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown

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A swarm of the marine creatures clogged the cooling system of a nuclear site in northern France. A “massive” swarm of jellyfish prompted the Gravelines...

‘Europe is finished’: EU leaders labelled a ‘bunch of moronic clowns’

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French-Polish economist Daniel Foubert has launched a scathing denunciation of Europe's political elite, accusing them of incompetence, hypocrisy, and detachment from the people they...

Here’s why Western education is doomed

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The meteoric rise of feelings-first schooling has ended academic excellence. As someone who hadn’t set foot inside a grade school for decades, I knew something...

US-EU trade deal a ‘fiasco’ – Le Pen

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The agreement is a “surrender” for French industry and the bloc’s energy and military sovereignty, the right-wing firebrand has said. The new EU-US trade agreement...

Hamas welcomes Macron’s pledge to recognise Palestinian statehood

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The French decision met with disapproval from both Israel and the US. The Gaza-based militant group Hamas has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that...

US and Israel warn France’s Palestine move will backfire

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The two countries have accused President Macron of “propaganda” and “rewarding terrorism” after he announced plans to recognize Palestine. The United States and Israel have...

France to officially recognise Palestinian State in September

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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, making it...

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