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Rachida Dati makes surprise return to French cabinet

Dati, who previously served under Sarkozy, is named culture minister by new PM Gabriel Attal

The Guardian - UK

Sarkozy 'Vigorously' Denies Wrongdoing In France Appeals Court

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday "vigorously" denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

International Business Times

More than 100,000 people march in Paris against anti-Semitism

Thousands of marchers joined French lawmakers in Paris on Sunday to condemn a surge in anti-Semitism in France during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but arguments over political participation clouded an intended show of unity.

France 24

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French rallies against anti-Semitism 'a vital battle for national cohesion': PM

Thousands turned out on Sunday to march against anti-Semitism in Paris, and other cities, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France.

Radio France Internationale

Former French leader Sarkozy back in court to appeal corruption conviction

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to appear in court in Paris on Wednesday to appeal a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

Radio France Internationale

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on trial for witness tampering

A Paris court on Friday placed former French president Nicolas Sarkozy under formal investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud as part of a probe into the funding of his successful 2007 election campaign.

Radio France Internationale

Bygmalion, Libya, Bismuth: the trials and tribulations of Nicolas Sarkozy

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been hitting the headlines as he promotes his latest memoir. But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon as cases regarding campaign overspending, alleged financing from Libya and a wiretapping scandal reach the courts. RFI takes a look at the pugnacious politician's legal battles.

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Putin is waging a forever war. The west can’t pull the plug on Ukraine now

Moscow won’t stop short of subjugation of Kyiv. That’s why the Nato allies must ignore talk of talks and start fighting to win

The Guardian - UK

French Interior Minister Darmanin warns of risk of Le Pen victory in next election

France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

Sarkozy to face trial over alleged Gaddafi funding for 2007 presidential campaign

The trial is set to run in 2025. The French former president denies all charges against him

The Independent UK

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

French investigative magistrates have ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to go on trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

The Independent UK

Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

The Conversation

Nato chief downplays idea Ukraine could give up land for membership

Jens Stoltenberg says comments by key Nato aide are not policy and path to peace is to support Ukraine militarily

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Evening Standard

Which world leaders have been charged with a crime? Donald Trump indicted in Jan. 6 probe

Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 US election. Which other current and recent world leaders have been charged with crimes?

The Independent UK

Why are we so obsessed with world leaders’ heights?

Disparity between Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden noted at latest Downing Street encounter

The Independent UK

How tall is Joe Biden? Heights of world leaders ranked as Nato gathers for summit

Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Olaf Scholz, and Justin Trudeau gathering for Nato summit in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius

The Conversation

France riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded

Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigation concludes, the incident forms part of a complex, deep-rooted…

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Ex-French President Sarkozy loses appeal against graft conviction

Paris court upholds sentence but spares Sarkozy prison time as the still influential leader fights other criminal cases.

Radio France Internationale

French court upholds Sarkozy's prison term in wiretap graft case

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on appeal in Paris to three years in prison on Wednesday, including one year in prison for corruption and influence peddling in the so-called “wiretapping affair”.

Evening Standard

Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to wear a tag after losing corruption appeal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday lost his appeal against a corruption conviction — but will be able to serve his jail time at home wearing a tag.

Reuters

Factbox-France's Sarkozy faces more than one legal battle

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday, a decision his legal team said he would challenge.

The New Daily

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy loses corruption appeal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a conviction for corruption and influence peddling.

The Independent UK

Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on corruption conviction; prison sentence upheld

A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for corruption and influence peddling

France 24

French court upholds three-year sentence for ex-president Sarkozy in wiretapping case

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his case on Wednesday against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals. The court upheld a sentence of three years with two years suspended; he will wear an electronic bracelet for the remaining year instead of going…

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