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Trump's indictment puts him in same company as Berlusconi, Netanyahu, other world leaders

April 4, 2023

Trump's indictment puts him in same company as Berlusconi, Netanyahu, other world leaders

Former President Trump is the latest once-elected official to be hit with criminal charges in a move that is not unprecedented in other modern democracies despite some GOP claims.

French secretary of state Marlene Schiappa criticized by own party over Playboy photoshoot

April 3, 2023

French secretary of state Marlene Schiappa criticized by own party over Playboy photoshoot

French minister Marlene Schiappa faced backlash, including from her own party, for posing for the cover of Playboy amid unrest stemming from President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.

Cyprus relocates 76 Afghan, Syrian migrants to France

March 30, 2023

Cyprus relocates 76 Afghan, Syrian migrants to France

Cypriot officials reported 76 Afghan and Syrian migrants were relocated to France as part of an international agreement to ease the current burden on Mediterranean countries.

France's top diplomat hopes NATO applications for Sweden, Finland will be 'ratified quickly'

March 30, 2023

France's top diplomat hopes NATO applications for Sweden, Finland will be 'ratified quickly'

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna wants the NATO applications for Finland and Sweden to be "ratified quickly." Turkey's parliament will vote on whether Finland can join soon.

Sanitation workers in France set to return to work, number of pension protestors shrinks

March 29, 2023

Sanitation workers in France set to return to work, number of pension protestors shrinks

The pension protests in France seem to be shrinking. Sanitation workers in the country will return to work today, as trash has piled up in the city of Paris.

France refuses to extradite far-left Italian terrorists who have eluded justice since 1980s

March 28, 2023

France refuses to extradite far-left Italian terrorists who have eluded justice since 1980s

A French court has declined to extradite ten convicted left-wing terrorists to their native Italy for their roles in decades-old attacks.

French protests intensify in test for Macron; police bolster security amid warnings radicals seek 'to destroy'

March 28, 2023

French protests intensify in test for Macron; police bolster security amid warnings radicals seek 'to destroy'

More than 13,000 police were deployed across France Tuesday amid warnings radicals among those protesting President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms seek "to destroy, injure and kill."

French prosecutors raid Paris big banks in tax fraud sweep

March 28, 2023

French prosecutors raid Paris big banks in tax fraud sweep

French authorities searched the headquarters of five banks in Paris Tuesday as part of a sweeping tax fraud probe authorities say spans four continents and could involve 1,500 suspects.

France's Louvre Museum closes to public as pension reform protestors block the entrance

March 27, 2023

France's Louvre Museum closes to public as pension reform protestors block the entrance

The pension reform protests in France have led to a temporary closure of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The president of France recently raised the country's retirement age by two years.

Protests in France against Macron’s pension reforms escalate as police use 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades

March 27, 2023

Protests in France against Macron’s pension reforms escalate as police use 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades

Police officers in France fired more than 4,000 nonlethal dispersion grenades at protesters, who have called for President Macron not to lift the retirement age.