Paris court to rule on Nicolas Sarkozy corruption charge

25/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Former president and others accused of receiving millions of euros in illegal election funding from Libyan regime of Muammar GaddafiEurope live – latest updatesA Paris court is to rule whether the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is guilty of receiving millions of euros in illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, in the biggest political financing scandal in modern French history.Judges will deliver their verdict on Thursday after the state prosecutor recommended a seven-year jail term for Sarkozy, who went on trial with 12 other people – including three former government ministers – accused of criminal conspiracy to receive funds from a foreign dictator. Sarkozy and the other accused have denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

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Thursday briefing: Why Starmer’s fixer is back in the headlines

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25/09/2025 04:48 The Guardian

Yemen needs two-state solution as no prospect of ousting Houthis, says southern leader

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25/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Trump claims he was victim of ‘triple sabotage at the UN’ and demands investigation – as it happened

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25/09/2025 02:00 The Guardian

Unite to end wars and tackle climate crisis, Australian PM tells UN in veiled swipe at US isolationism

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24/09/2025 23:58 The Guardian

Bank of England urged to do more to tackle climate crisis

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Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims

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Maui officials knocked on doors to warn residents before wildfire threat receded

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Trump’s change in tone is valuable to Ukraine – but more than words are needed

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Trump says he believes Ukraine can regain all land lost to Russia since 2022 invasion

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Change prostate cancer treatment for black men to avoid ‘epidemic’, NHS urged

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24/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Zelenskyy tells UN Putin is ‘trying everything’ to prolong Ukraine war; Trump says Nato can shoot down Russian aircraft – as it happened

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24/09/2025 01:59 The Guardian

Maine wardens save moose stuck in abandoned well in five-hour rescue

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Danish PM: airport drone incursion a ‘serious attack’ on critical infrastructure

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23/09/2025 16:10 The Guardian

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