Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Sarkozy

Japan and China exchange barbs after PM Takaichi's remarks over Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan that could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring her country’s use of force have triggered war of words between Tokyo and Beijing

The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison three weeks into five-year sentence

Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year

The Independent UK

What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nicolas Sarkozy released from Paris prison pending appeal after French court ruling

Sarkozy became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent to prison after his conviction for criminal conspiracy on 25 September.

Euronews

Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison

Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal

The Guardian - UK

Appeal to release Nicolas Sarkozy from prison being considered

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Court to decide today whether President Sarkozy should be released from Paris prison

The former French president has been incarcerated for less than a month

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – as it happened

Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Poor Nicolas Sarkozy. His hardline views on crime and punishment have come back to bite him

The former French president zealously promoted a zero-tolerance penal system. Luckily for him, his prison visitors include powerful friends, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK

French justice minister's prison visit to Sarkozy sparks legal complaint by lawyers

France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

Euronews

Legal complaint filed against French justice minister over Sarkozy prison visit

A group of lawyers has filed a complaint against French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin for what they say is an "illegal conflict of interest," following his visit to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a prison sentence.

Radio France Internationale

Judicial independence in the spotlight after minister visits Sarkozy behind bars

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has received a prison visit from the justice minister, a source close to the case said on Thursday, despite a prosecutor warning that it could undermine judicial independence.

Radio France Internationale

Corruption in French politics is nothing new

Letter: It is the scale and egregiousness of Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption that mark out his case most starkly, writes Dr David Lees

The Guardian - UK

AI video circulates showing Western leaders making shock revelations

The video was produced by RT and provides a disclaimer about its true nature towards the end.

Euronews

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilience, says historian David A Bell

Euronews

How were inmates able to film Nicolas Sarkozy's cell, given mobile phones are banned in prisons?

Footage of Nicolas Sarkozy being taunted by fellow inmates inside Paris' prison de la Santé has gone viral on social media, sparking a public controversy and a debate about prisoners' access to mobile phones.

Euronews

Three La Santé inmates in custody after Sarkozy taunted and threatened in French jail

Three inmates at La Santé prison in Paris were placed in special custody over their involvement in jeers and heckles lobbed at Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a jail sentence there.

Radio France Internationale

Former French PM Fillon fails in last bid to overturn fake jobs conviction

Former French prime minister François Fillon has lost his final legal appeal over a fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 presidential run.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday news quiz: Jailhouse books, museum trouble and an unexpected bear

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Power, corruption and political meltdown: how is Sarkozy's imprisonment the most stable thing about France?

The former president rides into battle against trouble he has largely created for himself, says Anne McElvoy

The Independent UK

Inmates film themselves threatening Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris prison

Nicolas Sarkozy was taunted by fellow inmates who threatened to avenge the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

Euronews

France's former President Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison

French interior minister says the ex-president will have two police officers stationed in neighbouring cells around the clock for his security.

Evening Standard

Baby P's mother Tracey Connelly says 'I was a crap mum' as she makes fresh bid for jail release

Tracey Connelly speaks publicly for the first time since her conviction over death of her child Peter who suffered horrific abuse

The Independent UK

Sarkozy under police guard in prison after inmate threatens to kill him to ‘avenge Gaddafi’

The dramatic development came after the former president spent a ‘frightening’ first night at La Sante jail in Paris

Evening Standard

Police move into cell next to Nicolas Sarkozy after fellow inmates threaten to kill the jailed president

The former president arrived at prison yesterday after being handed a five-year sentence for a plan to take money from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.