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French police raid X’s Paris office as UK investigation continues
A raid on X’s Paris office was carried out by the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit on Tuesday with Europol and French police as part of…
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French judges slam foreign ‘coordinated operation’ in first trial of suspected Russian proxies
PARIS — French judges on Friday handed prison sentences to four Bulgarian men in a first-of-its-kind trial of a suspected Russian hybrid war operation. The…
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Nicolas Sarkozy Jailed for Five Years Over Libya Conspiracy Case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a long-running case tied…
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France’s credit rating cut by Fitch amid political turmoil
PARIS — Ratings agency Fitch downgraded France’s credit rating just days after the country named yet another prime minister. The agency cited “the increased fragmentation…
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France’s government collapses
PARIS — French lawmakers toppled Prime Minister François Bayrou’s minority government on Monday evening, thrusting the country deeper into a political crisis that will force…
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Macron: Next 15 days ‘critical’ to determine Ukraine security guarantees
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said the next two weeks will be “critical” for defining security guarantees for Ukraine following high-stakes peace talks on…
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Starmer’s Migrant Returns Deal With France Is Already Being Picked Apart
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a plenary at the UK-France Summit in Downing Street, London Thursday, July 10,…
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French PM ‘failed to act’ on abuse claims in 90s
PARIS — A report into child abuse across France unveiled Wednesday found that French Prime Minister François Bayrou, who was education minister at the time,…
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France probes activists accused of obstructing Gaza aid over ‘complicity in genocide’
PARIS — French prosecutors are investigating whether French-Israeli activists are complicit in genocide and responsible for crimes against humanity after they were accused of trying to…
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French PM blasts predecessor’s proposal to ban headscarves for most children
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Tuesday delivered a scathing critique of his predecessor and centrist ally Gabriel Attal’s proposal to ban Muslim…
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