Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya corruption case
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy...
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Trump mocks NATO allies for ‘funding the war against themselves’ with Russian energy purchases
President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again called on all European partners in the NATO alliance to cut dependence on...
Trump demands NATO allies halt Russian oil purchases before new US sanctions
President Donald Trump doubled down on his demand that European nations cease all energy purchases from Russia as he mulls...
‘Gift to Hamas’: Trump administration blasts UN Palestinian statehood vote
The Trump administration condemned the Saudi and French-led push for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations on Friday after the General...
France arrests hundreds as ‘Block Everything’ protests erupt across country
French police arrested hundreds of protesters Wednesday as "Block Everything" demonstrations erupted across the country, with crowds shutting down roads,...
Macron struts on world stage as revolt over France’s soaring debt puts his PM on the brink
President Emmanuel Macron isn't just France's head of state. He's also looking like he wants to be the spokesman for...
Trump calls out Europe for ‘funding’ Putin’s war and failing to ‘pressure’ China
President Donald Trump called on European leaders to stop "funding" Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and accused them...
France warns of global ‘brutalization’ amid Trump arctic dispute over Greenland
A top French official condemned the "brutalization" of the world by "major powers" in his trip to Greenland over the...
What The Intercept Is Reading
Nonfiction “Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty Book,” Adam Kucharski (2025) My summer reading was a little unusual this year,...
US ally summons Trump ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ antisemitism allegations
France has summoned American ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris, after the diplomat accused the country of not doing enough to...
Vandals chop down tree honoring Jewish man tortured and killed in antisemitic attack
French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for...
US Olympic track star provisionally suspended for anti-doping ‘whereabouts failures’
U.S. Olympic medalist sprinter Fred Kerley has been provisionally suspended for "whereabouts failures" under the sport’s anti-doping rules, the Athletics...
France to deport Palestinian woman over antisemitic post featuring Hitler, halts Gaza evacuations
France is halting all evacuations of Gazans fleeing the war-torn enclave amid growing outrage over a Palestinian student allegedly reposting...
Iran more than doubles state executions in first half of 2025
Iran more than doubled the number of state executions it has carried out this year compared to data from the...
Trump rejects Macron move as US skips UN summit on Palestinian state
The Trump administration is boycotting a high-level summit on Palestinian statehood, co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, scheduled to take...
