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Lebanon, Macron and French President

Macron to head to Lebanon after election of new president

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the "crucial election" by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president and said he would soon visit the country. "Congratulations to President Joseph Aoun on this crucial election,

The Washington Post · 15h

Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as new president

Lebanon’s parliament voted to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president on Jan. 9.

Yahoo · 13h

Macron welcomes 'crucial election' of new Lebanon president

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the "crucial election" by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacuum at the top, calling his victory an opportunity for reform in the country.

Cheers in France

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Jean-Marie Le Pen, longtime leader of France's far-right, dies at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the longtime figurehead of France's far-right political movement and father of its current leader, has reportedly died.

The New York Times · 1d

In Death, Jean-Marie Le Pen of France Is Embraced by Far-Right Party He Once Led

For years, the far-right National Rally tried to distance itself from Mr. Le Pen’s racist and antisemitic remarks. But after his death Tuesday, it hailed him as a visionary.

The Washington Post · 1d

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to her late father Jean-Marie, the founder of the National Front party, calling him a “warrior” in politics

Former French President Sarkozy denounces 'plot'

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

France’s former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya’s Gadhafi

A trial has opened of France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

France's Sarkozy Goes on Trial Over Alleged Gadhafi Campaign Funding

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, heads to trial to face charges linked to allegations that his presidential campaign received illegal financing.

The Washington Post · 14h

Former French President Sarkozy denounces 'plot' at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 president

Trump, Greenland and France

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Europe pushes back against Trump over Greenland military threat

European leaders expressed their confusion and pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump's refusal to rule out using military force to take over Greenland.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

France pushes back on Trump using military pressure to take Greenland, says it's now 'survival of the fittest'

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday said the European Union will not permit President-elect Trump to attempt to take Greenland by military force.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Trump Warned Against Invading Greenland by France—'Sovereign Borders'

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the EU would not allow other nations to attack its "sovereign borders."

A look at the legal cases filed against France's former President Sarkozy

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 ...

French president leads solemn tribute at site of Charlie Hebdo attack 10 years on

President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led a solemn tribute at the site of the attack, where 12 people, ...

African Leaders Push Back at Macron’s Remarks They Owe Their Sovereignty to France

African officials pushed back after French President Emmanuel Macron said that some of their nations owed their sovereignty ...

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Jewish homes and businesses defaced with antisemitic graffiti in France

At least 10 Jewish homes and businesses around Paris and a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen have been defaced, ...

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Embattled former president of France in court again

The trial, the culmination of a 10-year anti-corruption probe, also involves Claude Gueant, Sarkozy's former secretary-general and interior minister, Brice Hortefeux, another former interior minister, ...

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Iran's nuclear program is nearing 'the point of no return,' France's Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Iran's nuclear program is approaching the "point of no return," calling it a ...

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A different kind of President: How will history remember Jimmy Carter?

More than the final sendoff for long-gone one-term president?With Jimmy Carter’s passing, Washington marking two legacies, that of a peanut farmer-turned-governor of a southern state whose rise to ...

Blinken and Top French Diplomat Criticize Trump’s Talk of Taking Greenland

In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said ...

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