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Depardieu trial finally gives France its #MeToo moment

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Actor’s week in court seen as turning point as French film industry has been slow to take abuse claims seriously.

Grandparents released in probe into French toddler's death

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Philippe Vedovini and his wife, Anne, were among four people detained earlier this week on suspicion of the murder of Émile Soleil and concealment of a corpse.

France, UK to lead mission to support a future Ukraine peace deal

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President Macron made announcement after a summit in Paris on Thursday of more than two dozen allies of Ukraine – the so-called Coalition of the Willing.

Prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libyan trial

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Prosecution's demands were over allegations that Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign was illegally financed by former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government.

Sarkozy sullied France with funds from Gaddafi, court told

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Former president Nicilas Sarkozy is accused of entering a ‘corruption pact’ with the dictator by accepting millions of euros to fund his election campaign.

Grandparents arrested over toddler's 'murder' in French Alps

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Two-year-old Émile Soleil went missing in July 2023 in the hamlet in the French Alps where his maternal grandparents lived. 

Depardieu admits ‘grabbing woman’s hips’ but denies sexual assault

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The French actor, who is on trial,  could face up to five years in jail if convicted of sexual assault while making a film.

French beer drinkers protest pint glass short-changing

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Beer drinkers have launched an online name-and-shame campaign to combat a trend in bars of serving less than the 500ml that equates in France to a "pinte" by using thick glasses that hide the fact that they contain a quarter less.

French actor Depardieu stands trial for alleged sexual assaults

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French actor Gérard Depardieu appeared in a Paris court on Monday afternoon at the start of his three-day trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women during filming in 2021 of the feature film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters), which he denies.

Macron 'shocked' after rabbi attacked in Orléans

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Rabbi Arié Engelberg was verbally insulted, punched and bitten by a 16-year-old boy on Saturday afternoon as he and his young son left a synagogue in the north-central French town of Orléans.