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Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
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France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
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EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
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20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
Get a grip, British PM Johnson tells France after submarine row
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France on Wednesday to get a grip and give allies in the United States and Australia a break over a row about a trilateral nuclear submarine deal that tore up a separate French contract.
22 September 2021, 20:03 PM
France builds EU support in sub row, but some warn against US rift
European allies rallied cautiously around France on Tuesday after the US and Australian decision to strip Paris of a submarine supply contract, but some warned the dispute should not torpedo trade talks.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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We plan to present the Paris climate agreement to our parliament’s approval next month...Unlike the past, this time no one has the right to say: I am powerful, I do not pay the bill. Because climate change treats mankind quite fairly.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Scientists have discovered another clue to the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19, with bats living in caves in Laos found to be carrying a similar pathogen that experts suggest could potentially infect humans directly.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Thank you, Canada’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday as his main rival conceded defeat. Trudeau said he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of his goal for a majority win.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Sweden blocks naming baby ‘Vladimir Putin’
Sweden’s tax authority has rejected a couple’s request to name their newly born son “Vladimir Putin,” arguing the name was inappropriate.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
UK apologises for error
Britain’s defence ministry has apologised after it accidentally revealed the email addresses of more than 250 Afghan interpreters seeking to move to the UK.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Macron, Modi vow to ‘act jointly’
President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday vowed to “act jointly” in the Indo-Pacific region, the French presidency said, as a row with Australia and the US intensifies.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world’s major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a $100 billion per year climate fund with less than six weeks to go before a UN climate summit.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Sudan’s fragile transitional government said it foiled an attempted coup early yesterday involving military officers and civilians linked to the ousted regime of longtime President Omar al-Bashir.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1939 - In Romania, Prime Minister Armand Calinescu was murdered by the fascist Iron Guard.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Six killed in Russia, several hurt
A gunman opened fire on a university campus in central Russia yesterday and killed six people before being detained, investigators said, in the country’s second mass shooting this year to target students.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pro-Putin party wins big majority
Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, won an emphatic parliamentary majority after its most vociferous critics were prevented from contesting an election that opponents said was marred by large-scale fraud.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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An Italian prisoner shot at fellow inmates through the bars of their cell with a weapon believed to have been smuggled in by drone, a prison union said yesterday.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Macron apologises for French treatment of Algerian Harki fighters
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday asked “forgiveness” on behalf of his country for abandoning Algerians who fought alongside France in their country’s war of independence.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Red-hot lava spews from volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands
A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday, sending jets of lava and a plume of smoke and ash into the air from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.
19 September 2021, 19:49 PM
Pro-Putin party heads for Russian election win
President Vladimir Putin’s party was set to retain a majority in parliament as Russia yesterday concluded a three-day election in
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Iceland eruption the longest in half a century
It became six months yesterday that the volcanic eruption currently mesmerising spectators near Reykjavik first began, making it the
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Vaccine bookings spike after Italy extends Covid pass
Bookings for coronavirus vaccines in Italy spiked this week after the government said all employees must show proof of a jab, negative test or recent recovery from Covid-19, authorities said.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
French daredevil takes hair-raising tightrope walk
A French tightrope walker has crossed the Seine in Paris 70 metres up in a breathtaking feat watched by cheering crowds on the Eiffel Tower and along the riverbanks.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM