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France's Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid hangs in balance
PARIS (AP) — For weeks, Marine Le Pen has thrown all her energy into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her party embezzled European Parliament funds. France’s leading far-right figure is now facing a crucial moment in a high-profile trial where her eligibility to run for president...
France summons Israeli ambassador over diplomatic incident in Jerusalem
PARIS (AP) — France's Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's ambassador on Tuesday following an incident involving Israeli security forces during a visit last week by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to Jerusalem. The French ministry condemned the presence of armed Israeli...
NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on Western allies to provide Ukraine with further support “to change the trajectory of the conflict” with Russia. Speaking ahead of a meeting Tuesday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron, Rutte said: “We must...
Remembering Armistice Day in Europe: Liberty should be cherished and defended
BRUSSELS (AP) — With armed conflict again on their continent, many European leaders marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty, so often taken as self-evident, should be cherished and defended. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President...
US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion
BEIJING (AP) — The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week for alleged subversion. On Tuesday, a court in Suzhou sentenced lawyer Yu Wensheng to three years' detention and his...
France announces new investments in disputed Western Sahara
A French delegation visiting Morocco with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday unveiled investment plans in the disputed Western Sahara as part of a broader suite of agreements and partnerships between the two countries. Projects in Dakhla and the Guelmim-Oued Noun region are among...
France and Morocco announce high speed rail investments as Macron visits Rabat
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's King Mohammed VI welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco on Monday, kicking off a state visit with a series of bilateral agreements, including major investments in renewable energy and transportation. Macron's trip to Morocco — his...
7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
PARIS (AP) — Seven people have been charged in connection with cyberbullying targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic mastermind behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies, French authorities announced Friday. The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but...
The Paris conference for Lebanon raises $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian and military support
PARIS (AP) — An international conference for Lebanon in Paris on Thursday raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support to help the country where war between Hezbollah militants and Israel has displaced a million people, killed over 2,500, and deepened an economic crisis,...
Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In anticipation of three Taylor Swift concerts, which could draw around 150,000 visitors to New Orleans' Superdome this weekend, state authorities on Wednesday began clearing a nearby homeless encampment. Roughly 75 people who were living in tents beneath an...
