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Far-right Rassemblement National (RN) leader Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a rally in her support one week after being convicted, in Paris, France on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Emmanuel Macron

France’s Le Pen slams ‘witch hunt’ as ban dominates rival rallies

Le Pen spoke at rally in Paris days after court found her and other National Rally officials guilty of embezzling European parliament funds.

United States

My Take | Donald Trump’s tariff madness targets not only allies but animals

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Donald Trump

Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato

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Crime

French creche worker jailed for 25 years over drain-cleaner killing of baby

Myriam Jaouen, 30, admitted at the court in Lyon to making the infant drink the toxic fluid at the nursery where she worked in 2022.

An officer walks at the entrance of France’s Assizes Court, where Myriam Jaouen, 30, is on trial on a charge of murder of 11-month-old Lisa at the nursery centre in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Emmanuel Macron

France’s Macron urges firms to halt US investments in ‘collective solidarity’

Macron also insisted the EU should not be shy when responding to US tariffs.

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Nato

Marco Rubio says US committed to Nato but tells allies to spend more

Trump has demanded Nato more than double its current spending target to five per cent of GDP – more than any, including the US, spend now.

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Emmanuel Macron

France’s Le Pen fights to keep presidency hopes alive after 5-year ban

Verdict against Marine Le Pen was condemned by the Kremlin, billionaire tycoon Elon Musk and hard-right European politicians.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen during a televised interview on Monday. Photo: AFP
Food and Drinks

Michelin Guide France 2025 awards new stars to 68 restaurants

The guide awarded a coveted third star to two seafood specialists, and celebrated a number of restaurants run by emerging talents.

Britain

UK’s Starmer blames lack of joint action for surge in migrants crossing Channel

UK prime minister hosts London summit and urges nations to smash people smuggling gangs.

Science

European leadership in particle physics threatened by China: CERN chief

‘There is real competition’ from China in particular, Fabiola Gianotti said, adding the giant FCC project is ‘absolutely on the good track’.

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CERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti discusses the Future Particle Collider (FCC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. Photo: AFP
European Union

Musk, far-right leaders say poll ban on France’s Le Pen will ‘backfire’

Far-right leaders and Elon Musk condemn a French court’s five-year poll ban on Marine Le Pen, warning of democratic norm violations and political backlash.

Elon Musk, is rallying behind Marine Le Pen after a court banned her from running for office over expenses misuse. Photo: Reuters
Emmanuel Macron

France’s Le Pen sentenced to 4 years, barred from office after embezzlement trial

The decision, which comes into force with immediate effect, prevents Le Pen from running for president in 2027.

Food and Drinks

Chefs on tenterhooks as new Michelin guide for France comes out

The Michelin guide to France is the original of its restaurant publications, and still carries a lot of weight in the gastronomic nation.

Donald Trump

US diplomats using Trump ‘diktat’ to interfere, French minister says

A letter from the US embassy claimed that Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could apply outside the US.

French Minister for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, Madame Aurore Berge, during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on March 18. Photo: Reuters
Food and Drinks

Spanish sharpen knives and skills for ‘World Cup of butchery’

World Butchers’ Challenge at Paris Expo will see teams prepare chicken, beef, pork and lamb. Newcomers Spain say they have a ‘secret weapon’.

A butcher debones a piece of meat during the rehearsal for the World Butchers’ Challenge. Photo: Reuters
Crime

‘Pathologically jealous’ French man jailed for life for burning wife alive

Fearful for her life, his victim had made a report against him but investigators found the handling of her complaint severely lacking.

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

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TikTok

TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US

The move marks a major expansion of the short-video app’s e-commerce operations in Europe as it faces a looming ban in its largest market.

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TikTok Shop is expanding in Europe amid legal uncertainty and disappointing performance in the US. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Not all European allies agree on troops for Ukraine: Macron

France and Britain, which are driving the initiative, would forge ahead with a ‘reassurance force’ with several countries.

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Art

Victor Hugo art exhibition in London shows writer’s love of drawing

Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo highlights the famous French writer’s love of drawing in a show of 70 of his illustrations.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Gérard Depardieu’s ex-wife, Élisabeth Depardieu?

French actor Gérard Depardieu is currently standing trial on charges of sexual assault, but he’s always been a controversial figure – here’s what you need to know about his ex-wife, Élisabeth.

Gérard Depardieu and his ex-wife Élisabeth Depardieu reportedly maintained good relations following their divorce. Photo: Getty Images
Art

Fashion designers adore Snoopy. An exhibition reflects on 75 years of love

A Paris exhibition shows how designers embraced the comic-strip beagle. The rules to collaboration? Nothing X-rated, no smoking or drinking.

Snoopy magnets are displayed as part of the exhibition to mark the Peanuts comic strip’s 75th anniversary. Photo: Reuters
United States

‘Scary, reckless’: US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about war plans

The incident is seen as a major security breach that casts doubt on intelligence-sharing and the security of joint operations with the US.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Depardieu admits grabbing woman by the hips but denies it was sexual assault

Amelie K says the film star groped her and made explicit comments, in the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before France’s courts.

Tourism

Mammoths, bison in prehistoric cave art French keep under wraps

Hundreds of carvings of prehistoric animals, and women, line a cave in southwest France. For 4 weeks a year researchers are let in to map it.

An ancient engraving in Cussac cave, France. Photo: AFP
Crime

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

Protesters in front of Bordeaux court on Monday hold signs during a demonstration on the sidelines of the trial of Mounir Boutaa. Photo: AFP
Art

Painting attributed to a male artist for years was woman’s work

Lavinia Fontana, a leading woman painter of the Italian Renaissance, now credited with work a museum in Douai, France, believed was Flemish.

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

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