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Local elected officials from the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, distribute leaflets in support of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a market, a day after she was found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds and barred from running for office for five years, in Henin-Beaumont, France, April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

Europe

Le Pen's party chief calls on French people to rally against election ban

Monday's ruling was a catastrophic setback for Le Pen, the long-time National Rally (RN) leader, who had been the front-runner in opinion polls for the 2027 presidential election

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, talks to journalists as she leaves on the last day of her trial in Paris, France, November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo/File Photo

Europe

France's Le Pen seeks to keep presidency hopes alive after election ban

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves the courthouse on the day of the verdict of her trial alongside 24 other defendants (party officials and employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants) and the RN party itself, over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, in Paris, France, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie

Europe

France's Le Pen barred from running for office for five years after graft conviction

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, talks to journalists as she leaves on the last day of her trial in Paris, France, November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo/File Photo

Europe

France's Le Pen faces crunch day in graft trial that could kill her presidential hopes

French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen attends a gathering in support of detained Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Paris, France, March 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Europe

French Constitutional Council ruling deals blow to Le Pen

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to the media on the day of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada March 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/File Photo

Europe

Italy curbs citizenship rules to end tenuous descendant claims

US and European Union flags are pictured during the visit of Vice President Mike Pence to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2017. Photo :Reuters

Europe

What can the EU do against Trump's trade war?

A used Mini Cooper electric car is seen for sale outside the showroom of a used car dealer in Manchester, Britain, October 19, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble/File photo

Europe

Is Britain on the cusp of another multi billion-pound consumer finance scandal?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy talks during an interview with Reuters after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File photo

Europe

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he wants America to be strong, vows to counter Russian narratives

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the end of the press conference following a bilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 26, 2025. Photo: YOAN VALAT/Pool via REUTERS

Europe

Ukraine's allies meet with new aid, security assurances in mind

A Russian floating dock is towed by tugboats through Bosphorus to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, September 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo

World+Biz

Ukraine and Russia's truce agreements run into trouble within hours

People seen crossing the border with Russia with EU, Estonia and Ukraine flags flying in Narva, Estonia on 24 July, 2024. Photo: Collected

Europe

Estonian MPs could ban voting rights for Russian residents

Abby Wigger protests against Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside a Tesla dealership Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Franklin, Tenn. Photo: AP Photo/George Walker IV via UNB

USA

Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the EV market grows