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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 10 2007 in Paris. File Photo: AP via UNB
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Nicolas Sarkozy faces trial over alleged Gadhafi-funded campaign financing

Farmers protest against the planned trade deal between the EU and South American nations within Mercosur, in Paris, January 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Europe

Farmers' convoys head for Paris to restart protest movement

FILE PHOTO: A person holds up a "Je Suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) sign during a ceremony at Place de la Republique to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Yoan Valat/Pool/File Photo
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10 years after attack, Charlie Hebdo is uncowed and still provoking

The Iranian and other flags flutter in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain, Germany on 13 January

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks after inaugurating the WHO Academy campus, which promotes lifelong learning across the health sector, in Lyon, France December 17, 2024. Photo: Laurent Cipriani/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year's speech

A boy carries a roofing sheet on the beach in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Passamainty, Mayotte, France. Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Africa

Macron swears in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, arrives to attend a hearing in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France, December 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Dimou/File Photo
Europe

Verdict due in Gisele Pelicot rape case that horrified the world

Francois Bayrou, leader of French centrist party MoDem (Mouvement Democrate - Democratic Movement ) walks outside the Elysee Palace on the day President Emmanuel Macron met party leaders for talks with a view to discuss appointing a new prime minister, in Paris, France, August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo
Europe

New French PM Bayrou will meet far-right leader Le Pen on Monday

Francois Bayrou, leader of French centrist party MoDem (Mouvement Democrate - Democratic Movement ) walks outside the Elysee Palace on the day President Emmanuel Macron met party leaders for talks with a view to discuss appointing a new prime minister, in Paris, France, August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo
Europe

France's Macron names veteran centrist ally Bayrou as prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a press conference about the priorities of his Renaissance party and its allies ahead of the early legislative elections in Paris, France, June 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
Europe

Emmanuel Macron struggles on in search for stable French government

View of a light show rehearsal on the facade of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, before the reopening ceremonies in Paris, France, December 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Europe

Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a national tribute for late French historian and former Permanent Secretary of the Academie Francaise Helene Carrere d'Encausse at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/File Photo
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Macron vows to complete term, promises new premier amid political crisis

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is applauded by members of the French government after he delivered a speech during a debate on two motions of no-confidence against the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Europe

Prime Minister Barnier to resign as France's political crisis deepens