Mort Rosenblum LES ARCS, France — Democracy is hardly flawless in France, but people take it seriously. Nicolas Sarkozy, the flamboyant president who left office in 2012, is locked up in isolation on a five-year sentence at the grim 19th-century La Santé …

Sarkozy, who governed from 2007-2012, maintains his innocence and has appealed. His imprisonment is the first for a French head of state since World War II, marking a significant moment in the nation's political history.Paris (France): The iron gates …

PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee Palace in 2007 boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost office after just one term. The ex-president has now gone to prison in a spectacular downfall. The outspoken right-wing …

In an age of shifting geopolitics, many countries' strategic planning includes imaginative exercises in weaponising their positions in the world. While Russia and China have been moderately successful at this game, America's efforts have already …

On the occasion of the official tribute paid to Musées d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie president Sylvain Amic, the Musée d'Orsay and Qatar Museums (QM) announced an agreement to loan Gustave Courbet's masterpiece *Autoportrait, also known as *Le …

When French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in New Orleans on Friday, it will be only the third time that France’s head of state has visited the Crescent City. Brisk, tightly choreographed and highly scrutinized, Macron’s visit will feature new topics of …

In many African countries, power is a long-term commitment, sometimes extending across decades, coups, and constitutional changes. While some leaders symbolise stability, others represent a continent’s ongoing struggle with leadership renewal and endless …

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Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing died at the age of 94, due to Covid-19 complications. PHOTO: Jacques Demarthon/AFP France's Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who was elected president in 1974 at the age of 48, died at the age of 94 …

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d’Estaing's office said he passed away in his family home in the Loir-et-Cher region, in central …