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France accused of restricting protests and eroding democracy

France, Sept. 25 -- France's human rights record is under fire, with a new report warning that freedoms once taken for granted are being steadily chipped away. A report from the Observatory for the P... Read More


France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first

France, Sept. 25 -- A court in France on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial over accusation... Read More


Sarkozy handed five-year jail term for criminal conspiracy in 'Libya cash' trial

France, Sept. 25 -- A court in France on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial over accusation... Read More


Sarkozy found guilty of conspiracy but cleared of graft in 'Libya cash trial'

France, Sept. 25 -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Thursday of criminal conspiracy but cleared of corruption charges in the long-running case over suspected Libyan funding... Read More


Former Lyon football club supremo Aulas outlines vision for city as mayor

France, Sept. 25 -- Jean-Michel Aulas, the former supremo of the Lyon-based football outfit Olympique Lyonnais, officially announced his candidacy on Thursday to become mayor of the city in a letter s... Read More


Former Lyon football club chief Aulas outlines vision for city as mayor

France, Sept. 25 -- Jean-Michel Aulas, the former president of the Lyon-based football outfit Olympique Lyonnais, officially announced his candidacy on Thursday to become mayor of the city in a letter... Read More


Apple urges EU to scrap digital competition law

France, Sept. 25 -- The American firm Apple on Thursday urged the European Union to repeal the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the law that came into force last year aiming to end the way tech giants explo... Read More


Apple presses EU to drop competition law, raises consumer concerns

France, Sept. 25 -- Apple on Thursday urged the European Union to scrap its Digital Markets Act (DMA), the competition law that came into force last year to curb the power of big tech firms. The comp... Read More


EU postpones anti-deforestation rules as bloc signs trade deal with Indonesia

France, Sept. 24 -- EU environmental chiefs have announced another one-year delay to plans to tighten up rules on importing products such as soy, beef and cocoa that have been linked to forest destruc... Read More


At least 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2025, says human rights NGO

France, Sept. 24 -- Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic. At least 64 executions too... Read More