Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for the 2007 election from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Published On 21 Oct 202521 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to start serving aRead More →
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just weeks after his appointment, plunging the country into a fresh political crisis. Lecornu, France’sRead More →
Erlend Robaye | Erroba | Getty Images France is preparing for more political and economic upheaval, as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and his minority government look highly likely to fall in a confidence vote later Monday. Bayrou is unlikely to get the necessary votes to win the motion, which heRead More →
European markets opened higher Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. ItsRead More →
One of three skulls returned to Madagascar is believed to belong to King Toera, who was slain by French colonial forces. France has returned to Madagascar three human skulls kept at a Paris museum for 128 years, after they were looted during the colonial period, including one believed to beRead More →
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept.Read More →
European stock markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday, pulled down by French equities as traders monitored the potential for a no confidence vote in the government next month. France’s CAC 40 index plummeted more than 2% in early deals after the country’s three main opposition parties said they would not backRead More →
Malian minister says situation under control after plot foiled to ‘destabilising the institutions of the republic’. Authorities in Mali have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian army generals and a suspected French secret agent, accused of attempting to destabilise the country. Mali’s security minister, GeneralRead More →
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah flown to Lebanon from France after incarceration ends. France has released Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter jailed since 1984, and put him on a flight to Beirut after he spent nearly four decades behind bars. Shortly before 3:40am (01:30 GMT) on Friday, a convoy ofRead More →
Elon Musk’s X on Monday denied allegations made by French authorities as part of a criminal investigation into alleged data tampering, adding that it would not submit to the prosecutor’s demand to hand over data. X’s global government affairs account said the French investigation, which ramped up this month, isRead More →
