World Sep 25 Ex-French President Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
Nation Sep 30 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Number of active-duty military suicides jumped 15% in 2020 In our news wrap Thursday, the number of suicides in the active-duty U.S. military rose 15 percent last year — to 580. The Biden administration is rolling out a more lenient approach to immigration enforcement. U.S. senators attacked Facebook over…
World Sep 30 French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted in campaign financing case It is the first time in France's modern history that a former president has been convicted and sentenced to a prison term for actions during his term. By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press
Politics Jun 22 France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has concluded in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine whether he broke laws on campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Mar 01 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Biden administration policy will let separated families reunite inside the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the Biden administration says a new policy will let separated families be reunited inside the U.S. but warned migrants not to rush to the border, crowds in Myanmar returned to the streets a day after…
Mar 01 Former French President Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. Continue reading
Aug 28 Burkini clash sets tone for France’s presidential campaign By Associated Press The national identity crisis exposed by France's burkini controversy is threatening to set the tone for the country's presidential campaign. Continue reading
May 07 Watch What Hollande’s Win, Sarkozy’s Defeat Mean for Future of Europe’s Economy What Hollande's Win, Sarkozy's Defeat Mean for Future of Europe's Economy… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch How Economic Austerity Is Driving Voter Discontent in Europe President Nicolas Sarkozy took second to socialist candidate Francois Hollande in France's first-round elections Sunday. Ray Suarez and the Brookings Institution's Justin Vaisse discuss Sarkozy's uphill fight and the wider reaction against economic austerity measures in Europe as the Dutch… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch What Would Debt Deal Mean for Euro, European Union, U.K.? After marathon talks, the European Union moved closer to a deal to solve the debt crisis. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the agreement might mean for Europe with the EU's Deputy Chief of Mission Francois Rivasseau and Dan McCrum of The… Continue watching