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Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

The Conversation

Nato chief downplays idea Ukraine could give up land for membership

Jens Stoltenberg says comments by key Nato aide are not policy and path to peace is to support Ukraine militarily

The Guardian - UK

Which world leaders have been charged with a crime? Donald Trump indicted in Jan. 6 probe

Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 US election. Which other current and recent world leaders have been charged with crimes?

Evening Standard

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Why are we so obsessed with world leaders’ heights?

Disparity between Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden noted at latest Downing Street encounter

The Independent UK

How tall is Joe Biden? Heights of world leaders ranked as Nato gathers for summit

Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Olaf Scholz, and Justin Trudeau gathering for Nato summit in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius

The Independent UK

France riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded

Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigation concludes, the incident forms part of a complex, deep-rooted…

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Ex-French President Sarkozy loses appeal against graft conviction

Paris court upholds sentence but spares Sarkozy prison time as the still influential leader fights other criminal cases.

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French court upholds Sarkozy's prison term in wiretap graft case

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on appeal in Paris to three years in prison on Wednesday, including one year in prison for corruption and influence peddling in the so-called “wiretapping affair”.

Radio France Internationale

Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to wear a tag after losing corruption appeal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday lost his appeal against a corruption conviction — but will be able to serve his jail time at home wearing a tag.

Evening Standard

Factbox-France's Sarkozy faces more than one legal battle

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday, a decision his legal team said he would challenge.

Reuters

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy loses corruption appeal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a conviction for corruption and influence peddling.

The New Daily

Former French President Sarkozy loses appeal on corruption conviction; prison sentence upheld

A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a one-year prison sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on a conviction for corruption and influence peddling

The Independent UK

French court upholds three-year sentence for ex-president Sarkozy in wiretapping case

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his case on Wednesday against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals. The court upheld a sentence of three years with two years suspended; he will wear an electronic bracelet for the remaining year instead of going…

France 24

France's Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, to challenge at highest court

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday, prompting his legal team to promise a challenge at France's highest court.

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The Independent UK

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to trial on charges that he received millions in illegal campaign financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi

Reuters

France's Sarkozy should stand trial for alleged Libyan campaign financing -prosecutor

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy should stand trial on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, France's financial prosecutor (PNF) said.

The Guardian - US

From Trump to Sarkozy: the political leaders who have been prosecuted

Donald Trump is the first US president to be criminally charged, but across the globe, 78 countries have jailed or prosecuted leaders who left office since 2000

Al Jazeera

Before Trump, which other world leaders were charged or jailed?

It is a US first, but Donald Trump joins a list of other world leaders in facing criminal charges.

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Amid Trump indictment, a look back at France’s history of prosecuting ex-leaders

The United States waded into new territory on Thursday with the indictment of former president Donald Trump, a move that was unprecedented in US history. But other liberal democracies have extensive experience charging former – and sometimes current – leaders. While a serving French leader is generally safe from prosecution,…

Los Angeles Times

Trump joins list of ex-presidents around the world who have been prosecuted in criminal cases

WASHINGTON — The criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump is unprecedented, but only as far as U.S. history goes.

The Guardian - US

What does Donald Trump’s indictment say about US democracy?

The fact that there is no choreographed political theater around the indictment is precisely how democracies tend to work: in a messy and piecemeal fashion

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Ranked! The top 18 footballers who became politicians

Some may be desperate to keep politics out of football, but the two disciplines have always mixed...

France 24

A look back at when French protesters defeated government reform plans

Anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform shows no sign of abating, with protests, strikes and unrest set to continue and both sides digging in their heels. To shed some light on the current stand-off, FRANCE 24 looks back at the last times the unions successfully forced the government to…

France 24

The challenge of enshrining abortion rights in the French constitution

During a speech given on International Woman’s Day, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the decision to put forward a bill enshrining abortion rights in the country's constitution. Despite being lauded by women’s rights groups, changing the constitution may be more difficult than it appears.

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Pension reform in France: Macron and demonstrators resume epic tussle begun over 30 years ago

More than 1 million people poured onto the streets in France on Thursday to protest the government’s plans to reform the pension regime. The bill, which was presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, aims to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years old starting from…

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