Former French president Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged €50 million Gaddafi pact
Europe • Jan 5, 2025, 2:44 PM
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Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday on charges he accepted some 50 million euros in illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who has been twice convicted for separate crimes since leaving office, has described the allegations as part of a conspiracy against him.
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France marks 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attacks
Europe • 1:37 AM
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France on Tuesday marked 10 years since the terrorist shooting that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led commemorations at the newspaper's former offices, where two al Qaeda-linked gunmen kil
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France detects first case of new mpox variant
Europe • 1:04 AM
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France has confirmed its first case of the mpox virus, clade 1b variant, in Brittany, the health ministry announced Monday. The WHO continues to uphold its highest alert amid the ongoing epidemic. Measures to monitor and control the spread, linked to clo
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French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at age 96
Europe • 12:01 AM
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France's far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen died Tuesday aged 96, according to local media. Le Pen founded France's National Front party, which is now known as the National Rally and led by his daughter Marine.
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