Apr 04 Britain and France accuse Russia of slow-walking Ukraine ceasefire efforts By Lorne Cook, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for a full and immediate 30-day halt in the fighting. Continue reading
Mar 31 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement sentence and the political impact By Associated Press French far-right leader Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, is likely to bar her from running in France’s next presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”… Continue reading
Mar 27 Prosecutor in Gérard Depardieu in sexual assault case calls for 18-month suspended sentence By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Paris’ public prosecutor has requested that French actor Gérard Depardieu be found guilty and given a 18-month suspended prison sentence on the last day of the four-day trial over accusations by two women of sexual assault on a film set. Continue reading
Mar 26 Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her on film set By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Continue reading
Mar 24 French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press The case is seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France. Continue reading
Mar 10 Paris planning talks on security force for Ukraine expected to draw more than 30 nations By John Leicester, Associated Press Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect. Continue reading
Mar 07 Unexploded World War II bomb disposal in Paris causes hours of travel chaos including Eurostar line closure By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press A French government minister says that train services will gradually resume and roads will reopen after the disposal operation of an unexploded World War II bomb caused transportation chaos in Paris. Continue reading
Mar 06 France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after U.S. freezes info sharing By Associated Press The U.S. said Wednesday it had paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped the war-torn nation target Russian invaders. Continue reading
Mar 04 Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal By Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vance, in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening, said the economic pact with Kyiv sought by President Donald Trump “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought… Continue reading