Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today’s France and beyond.
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Dozens of men are found guilty of raping a woman in France who was drugged to sleep
A French panel of judges found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose ex-husband had drugged her unconscious over the course of a decade.
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France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.
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France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido
France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
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Trump travels to Paris for Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening and to meet with Macron
Donald Trump is off on his first international trip as president-elect, ready to join world leaders and dignitaries in Paris for a Saturday celebration of the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral.
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France’s toppled government adds to the European Union’s bigger political problems
The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.
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A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
Gisèle Pélicot detailed the horror of discovering that her former spouse had systematically filmed the dozens of suspected rapes — storing thousands of images that police investigators later found.
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Telegram founder breaks silence, calling charges ‘misguided’
The tech billionaire breaks his silence more than a week after being indicted by French authorities. He faces wide-ranging charges including spreading child abuse images and drug trafficking.
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Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi wins the Paralympic refugee team its first medal
The Afghan para-athlete makes history for the refugee team that represents the 120 million people globally who have been displaced.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov transferred to French court for ‘possible indictment’
The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking
