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French prosecutors seek 7-year jail term for ex-president Sarkozy in Libya trial

France, March 28 -- French prosecutors have requested a seven-year jail sentence and a 300,000-euro fine for French former president NicolasSarkozyfor allegedly taking millions of euros from late Liby... Read More


Prosecutors seek seven-year jail term for ex-president Sarkozy in Libya trial

France, March 28 -- French prosecutors have requested a seven-year jail sentence and a €300,000 fine for French former president NicolasSarkozyfor allegedly taking millions of euros from late Li... Read More


France and Britain to lead mission to support a future Ukrainian peace deal

France, March 27 -- President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France and the United Kingdom would lead efforts to send a "reassurance force" to Ukraine after any future peace deal with Russia, e... Read More


French FM says China can help bring Russia to Ukraine negotiating table

France, March 27 -- France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged Beijing on Thursday to help bring Russia to talks over ending its war in Ukraine as he met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. France and... Read More


French prosecutors seek suspended prison term in Depardieu sexual assault case

France, March 27 -- French prosecutors have asked for an 18-month suspended prison sentence for French actor Gerard Depardieu, who is on trial for alleged sexual assaults on two women working on a fil... Read More


France rolls out school bag searches to combat knife violence

France, March 27 -- French police began carrying out random bag checks at schools on Thursday as authorities launch a crackdown on knife violence following a fatal stabbing earlier this week. Educati... Read More


South Sudan risks return to war after opposition leader's arrest, UN warns

France, March 27 -- The political party of South Sudan's First Vice PresidentRiekMachar has warned that his arrest on Wednesday invalidates the country's 2018 peace deal. First Vice PresidentRiekMach... Read More


Macron hosts summit on Ukraine, pledges €2bn in military aid to Kyiv

France, March 27 -- French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a high-profile summit in Paris, bringing together European leaders- including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky- to strengthen Ukra... Read More


French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in prison

France, March 27 -- French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been sentenced to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. Thursday's verdict comes after prosecutors at an ... Read More


EU vows retaliation after Trump slaps 25 percent duty on foreign cars

France, March 27 -- The European Union has vowed to take "proportionate and necessary" action after US President Donald Trump announced steep new tariffs on all foreign-made cars, a move set to fuel t... Read More