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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
France¡¯s Le Pen says still running for president
The statement comes after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office.
French MP Marine Le Pen, parliamentary leader of the far-right National Rally party, delivers a speech in front of supporters in Lievin, northern France, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
Marine Le Pen¡¯s presidential hopes rest on French court verdict
Marine Le Pen¡¯s presidential hopes have been in ?limbo since March 2025, when she received a five-year ban from public office for embezzling more than €4 million ($4.6 million).
Marine Le Pen speaks during a political rally of the French far-right National Rally political party on May 1. The National Rally has repeatedly voted against measures meant to slow climate change, but is pushing air conditioning with an eye toward next April¡¯s presidential election.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2026
France¡¯s far right pledges 40 million air conditioners as heat turns political
Across Europe air conditioning is a new battleground as officials grapple with how to adapt aging infrastructure to debilitating heat as the climate changes.
Far-right National Rally parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen speaks to the press at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center in Villepinte, northeast of Paris, on April 1.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2026
U.S. officials underwhelmed by French far-right¡¯s plans for economy
The blow comes amid the National Rally¡¯s efforts to present itself as a credible steward of the euro zone¡¯s No. 2 economy before next year¡¯s election.
Eric Ciotti salutes his supporters after winning the second round of mayoral elections in Nice, France on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 25, 2026
New Nice mayor poses a ¡®real problem¡¯ for 2030 Winter Olympics
Eric Ciotti wants the ice hockey to be moved from the stadium of the city¡¯s football club and to cancel the organizers¡¯ plans to build a skating arena.
Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right party National Rally, speaks at a campaign event ahead of the mayoral election second round in Chalons En Champ, France, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2026
France¡¯s far right misses key targets in municipal elections
Marine Le Pen and National Rally President Jordan Bardella were seeking to use the regional vote as an opportunity to establish momentum ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
National Rally President Jordan Bardella expressed confidence that his party could attract mainstream voters, as the far-right party hopes to capitalize on local elections to build momentum heading into the 2027 presidential vote.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
French far right leads in Nice, nearing key election victory
The National Rally is seeking to show that far-right appeal is growing in big cities such as Marseille, Nice and Toulon, as well as more rural areas.
A man walks past election posters on the day of the first round of the French mayoral election in Paris on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
French far right faces early tests in local votes: What to watch
Voters in 35,000 municipalities will choose mayors and councilors in a two-round ballot that typically turns on local issues and personalities rather than national party platforms.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the Paris courthouse after a hearing during which prosecutors presented their sentencing request in her appeal trial over the misuse of European Union funds, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
French prosecutors seek public office ban for Le Pen over misuse of EU funds
They told an appeals court this should ?not be enforced immediately.
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right National Rally political party, and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen talk to journalists in Paris on Sept. 2, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Marine Le Pen¡¯s political fate hangs in the balance as French appeal begins
The far-right leader had been barred from public office over a conviction for misusing EU funds.
A French flag flutters on top of the National Assembly ahead of a confidence vote that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou seeks on a budget issue, in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2025
France faces more turmoil with government on brink ahead of confidence vote
France has been mired in a political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron called the 2024 snap election, which resulted in a hung parliament.
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen leave after a meeting with the French prime minister at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
French far-right accelerates recruitment drive with Macron government on brink
The far-right party is betting Emmanuel Macron¡¯s only path out of France¡¯s latest budget crisis will be to dissolve its deeply divided parliament.
President of the far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen (left) and the party's President Jordan Bardella speak to reporters earlier this month.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025
Le Pen¡¯s far-right French party rebuffed U.S. offer of support, sources say
The U.S.¡¯ aim was to discuss ways the Trump administration could offer public support to Le Pen, who wants to overturn her conviction.
It's not just the far right, even some liberal voices worry that Marine Le Pen's conviction and disqualification undermine France's democracy, but their arguments don¡¯t hold up.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2025
No, Le Pen was not railroaded
Le Pen is appealing the verdict and her supporters are not the only ones finding fault with it.
A National Rally demonstration in Paris on Sunday following party head Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzlement. The far-right leader and her supporters have decried the ruling as political.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2025
Le Pen ruling unleashes wave of hypocrisy on populist right
Across the globe, far-right populists have gained popularity as protectors of law and order, but Le Pen¡¯s conviction in France reveals the shaky foundations of this commitment.
Marine Le Pen¡¯s embezzlement conviction and election ban intensify France¡¯s political divide, challenge French President Emmanuel Macron¡¯s government and set the stage for a far-right succession battle.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2025
Le Pen¡¯s MAGA-style martyrdom is new risk in France
One big factor could complicate Le Pen¡¯s pivot to MAGA martyrdom, however: The antics of Trump himself.
Marine Le Pen, head of France's far-right National Rally party, poses prior to an interview during an evening news broadcast in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2025
France¡¯s Le Pen seeks to keep presidency hopes alive after election ban
In a TV interview, Le Pen remained defiant, insisting that there could still be time for an appeals court to overturn the verdict.
A protestor hold what they called a Stand up to Racism rally in Liverpool, England, on Aug 3. Savvy anti-populists should concentrate their rhetorical fire on populist leaders, rather than on their supporters.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2024
The counteroffensive against populism
One lesson from the past few months might sound like a truism: All parties that value democracy must unite to face down anti-democratic threats.
People celebrate after the second round of the French legislative elections at Place de la Republic in Paris on Sunday. Three distinct left-wing, right-wing and centrist blocs emerged from the vote.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2024
The most incredible election in French history
Three main blocs emerged from the French election. Macron not only failed to bring clarity to the country¡¯s politics, but the parties now face uneasy coalition-building.
Protesters hold a giant French flag on the statue of Marianne as people gather at the Place de la Republique, after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Paris on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 9, 2024
Debt and political deadlock keep investors nervous after French election
At the center of the euro project and the bloc¡¯s second biggest economy, France, still faces a hung parliament and taxing negotiations to form a government.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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