April 1, 2025 Reporter's Notebook: Aftershock from a political 'earthquake' as Le Pen barred from presidential run in 2027 Le Pen called her ban from running a "nuclear bomb" by the system, after a court convicted her of embezzlement and blocked her from office for five years.
April 1, 2025 Musk slams Le Pen ruling, says it will 'backfire' like Trump's as some on global right face legal troubles Marine Le Pen’s sentencing in France has drawn global attention, with parallels made to legal battles faced by President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, among other right-wing politicians.
March 31, 2025 French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling public funds, barred from running for office French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is awaiting a sentence after a national court convicted her and other members of her National Rally party of embezzlement on Monday.
March 27, 2025 Europe says no to Trump push to lift sanctions on Russia, upending Black Sea ceasefire Europe says no to President Donald Trump's attempts to secure some sanction relief for Russia as he tries to make a Black Sea ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine.
March 25, 2025 Two military jets collide in midair stunt, crash to ground in fiery explosion Two Alpha jets collided midair during a training exercise in France before crashing to the ground and exploding in a massive fireball, dramatic video shows.
March 20, 2025 Military leaders to meet on UK-France 'coalition of the willing' plan for Ukraine The U.K. and France bring international military officers together in a plan to form a peacekeeping force in Ukraine once its war with Russia is finished.
March 18, 2025 Hundreds of migrants evicted from Paris theater after squatting there for months French police evicted hundreds of migrants from an iconic Parisian theater where they were squatting for the last three months.
March 17, 2025 White House press secretary says Statue of Liberty going nowhere, replies to French politician White House press secretary Karoline Leaviitt reminded a French politician who wants the Statue of Liberty back that the U.S. saved him from Nazi Germany.
March 17, 2025 French Parliament member wants US to return Statue of Liberty: 'Apparently you despise it' A French Parliament member is demanding that the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty to France, who gifted the statue to America in the 1880s.
March 7, 2025 Huge unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area A half-ton World War II-era bomb found by workers near train tracks outside of Paris is disrupting train and road travel across the region.