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2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Maryam El Hamouchi |Anna Smolchenko

Maryam El Hamouchi and Anna Smolchenko8 April 2025 at 11:03 am·3-min readFrench authorities on Tuesday detained a 76-year-old man over a death threat against the judge who presided over the panel that sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to an election ban, prosecutors said. The bombshell judgement, which could crush the 56-year-old's dream of winning the French presidency in 2027, stunned France's political establishment and infuriated many in her National Rally (RN) party.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Maryam El Hamouchi |Anna Smolchenko

French authorities on Tuesday detained a 76-year-old man over a death threat against the judge who presided over the panel that sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to an election ban, prosecutors said. The bombshell judgement, which could crush the 56-year-old's dream of winning the French presidency in 2027, stunned France's political establishment and infuriated many in her National Rally (RN) party.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Stuart Williams |Anna Smolchenko

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said in an interview published Wednesday that she would use all possible legal avenues to stand in 2027 elections despite a ban on her running and hailed the promise of a speedy appeal of her criminal conviction. In his first reaction to Monday's bombshell judgement, President Emmanuel Macron told members of the government that the French judiciary was "independent" and that "judges must be protected", according to an official present at the meeting.

4 weeks ago | ibtimes.com | Francesco Fontemaggi |Valerie Leroux |Anna Smolchenko |Stuart Williams

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Russia was still showing a "desire for war" despite efforts to forge a ceasefire in Ukraine, ahead of a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security under a potential truce. Macron is on Thursday to welcome European leaders alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to agree what security guarantees Europe can offer Ukraine once a ceasefire deal is reached in the more than three-year-old war.

4 weeks ago | barrons.com | Francesco Fontemaggi |Valerie Leroux |Anna Smolchenko |Stuart Williams

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