All news on the topic: France

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Ahead of his appeal, Sarkozy releases a book detailing his experience in La Santé prison
Nicolas Sarkozy is set to publish a book next month titled A Prisoner’s Diary, detailing his 20 days in jail.
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Airbus leader Obermann says Europe faces dangerous gap without joint tactical nuclear response
Berlin — European nations should develop a joint tactical nuclear deterrent to counter Russia’s expanding arsenal, Airbus board chair René Obermann said Wednesday, breaking one of Europe’s biggest defense taboos.
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French authorities deploy 30m arresting nets to stop Channel migrants
Migrants attempt to board smugglers’ boats in an effort to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France.
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Former French president exits prison after 20 days, appeals criminal conspiracy conviction
Nicolas Sarkozy has stated he wants to "prove his innocence" after being released from prison while he appeals his conviction for criminal conspiracy related to a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya.
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Migrant returned to UK weeks after removal to France under “one in, one out” scheme
A second person who was relocated to France under the government’s “one in, one out” scheme has come back to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.
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Pro-Palestine protester beaten after lighting flare during Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris
This is the shocking moment a pro-Palestine protester lights a flare at a classical music performance – and receives a brutal beating.
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Social media personality arrested over €88m Louvre crown jewels theft
One of the men arrested on suspicion of stealing €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum is a minor social media star with a passion for motorbikes who have worked as a security guard at the Pompidou centre, French media have reported.
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Five injured after man ‘deliberately’ drives car into people on French island
Five people have been injured, two of them seriously, after a driver rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron, a popular tourist destination off France’s Atlantic coast, authorities have said.
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France investigates Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish over minors’ access to pornographic content
Online retail platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish are being investigated in France for alleged rule breaches that include minors being able to access pornographic content via their marketplaces, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.
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Bulgaria nationals sentenced in France over anti-Semitic vandalism tied to foreign interference
A French court on Friday jailed four Bulgarians for desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, in what prosecutors believe may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.
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75 migrants returned to France under UK “one in, one out” scheme
A total of 75 migrants who crossed the English Channel by small boat have been returned to France so far under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal, and 51 people have arrived in the UK under the scheme.
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Five new suspects arrested over €88m Louvre jewel heist
Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), the city’s public prosecutor has said, but the gems remain missing.
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False claims about Macron’s gender have harmed her quality of life
Brigitte Macron’s daughter has informed a Paris court that false online claims stating the French first lady was born a man have negatively impacted her mother’s quality of life, making her constantly concerned about the clothes she wears and her posture.
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France hands first-ever life sentence without parole to a woman for killing schoolgirl Lola Daviet
The case sent shockwaves through France and reignited a heated debate over the country’s immigration policies.
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Sarkozy’s jailing exposes deep cracks in France’s political class
It could have been more dramatic episodes of “Engrenages” (Spiral), the heady hit French TV drama about power, corruption, and high politics among the Vuitton-clad Elysee classes.
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Louvre jewel heist valued at €88 million as manhunt intensifies
The jewellery taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million), according to a French prosecutor, as the search continues for the stolen treasures.
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Estimated value of ’priceless’ jewels stolen in Louvre heist revealed
Multiple masked men broke into the museum on Sunday morning and plucked jewels from display cases during a seven-minute raid.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence, marking the first time a former leader of modern France has spent time behind bars.
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Louvre robbery: first footage emerges — thief in yellow vest smashes display case in front of visitors
The French TV channel BMFTV has published the first footage of the robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which took place on Sunday morning.
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‘Priceless’ jewels stolen from Louvre by robbers ‘armed with chainsaws’ in four-minute heist
Robbers have stolen ‘priceless’ jewellery from the collection of the Louvre museum and art gallery in Paris, France’s culture minister has said.
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Iran officially ends 2015 nuclear deal with west
An international agreement with Iran intended to keep the world safe from the spread of nuclear weapons has officially ended, as Tehran has announced the termination of the decade-old deal.
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UK mussel exporter loses £150,000 after French customs reject shipments
One of the UK’s biggest mussel exporters has taken a £150,000 hit after French customs turned back three EU-bound consignments in recent weeks.
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France launches sweeping inspections of crypto firms ahead of EU’s MiCA regulation
French authorities have begun sweeping inspections of cryptocurrency firms as part of efforts to fight money laundering.
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Macron government wins temporary reprieve as pension law frozen
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has suspended Emmanuel Macron’s flagship 2023 pension overhaul until after the 2027 presidential election in the hope of winning over enough Socialist deputies to survive a no-confidence vote.
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Lecornu vows to “end political crisis” as Macron reappoints him prime minister
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, days after he resigned from the post.