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Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen

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.

Associated Press · 1d

Protesters respond to calls from far-left groups to celebrate death of Jean-Marie Le Pen in Paris

Demonstrators were seen setting off fireworks and chanting slogans in Republic Square on Tuesday. Earlier that day, Le Pen, the founder of the National Front party, died at the age of 96.

Sun Sentinel · 12h

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader who was convicted of Holocaust denial, dies at 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen espoused racist and antisemitic rhetoric that landed him in legal trouble in France, where Holocaust denial is illegal.

Army Chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s President

The Washington Post · 1d

Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.

New York Sun · 11h

Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from Israel amid skepticism

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 ...

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Why leaders of France’s next Olympics are in Utah

The leader of one of the French Alps regions that will host the 2030 Winter Games arrived in Utah Thursday eager to see the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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Sarkozy on trial: Campaigns, Gaddafi and suitcases full of cash

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial January 6 for allegedly accepting some €50 million from late Libyan ...

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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.

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