France's political landscape is going through a dramatic turnaround after far-right leader Marine Le Pen's conviction in an embezzlement case. Thousands are out on the streets again, many in support of Le Pen while there are others who support her conviction. But amid the divide, the National Rally leader is determined to fight for her political future.

Marine Le Pen addresses 45,000 supporters after conviction

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling public funds, resulting in a five-year ban from running for office. Eight others were also found guilty in the case. Le Pen’s ally, Jordan Bardella, has condemned the ruling, calling it an “execution of democracy.” This verdict marks a major political setback ahead of upcoming elections.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential race

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking office for 5 years

French court convicts Marine Le Pen, bans her from elections for 5 years

The French court on Sunday held a hearing in what is being described as a case of unprecedented savagery. A 15-year-old boy was stabbed 50 times and burned alive this week in the southern French city of Marseille. Prosecutors called it an apparent case of drug related violence. Watch to know more.

Shocking Case Of Drug-Related Violence In France

A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld an arrest warrant issued for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians.

French could upholds arrest warrant for Syria's Assad over use of chemical weapons

A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling. The court maintained he should serve a one-year detention sentence at home with an electronic bracelet and banned him from public office for three years over his attempts to secure favours from a judge in a case uncovered by wiretapping.

French court upholds 3-year sentence of former President Sarkozy

A Paris court, on Monday (April 17) acquitted the carrier Air France and plane maker Airbus over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight which killed 228 people. The two France-based companies had gone on trial back in October to determine their responsibility for the worst aviation disaster in Air France’s history.

2009 Rio-Paris crash: Court acquits Air France, Airbus of involuntary manslaughter

2009 Rio-Paris crash: French court acquits Air France, Airbus

The decision to allow burkinis in municipal swimming pools of Grenoble has been suspended by a French administrative court, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Twitter.

French court suspends burkinis’ use in municipal swimming pools of Grenoble city   

An appeals court in France on Thursday acquitted two French pilots who were found guilty of involvement in a major drugs bust in the Dominican Republic in 2013. In what has become known as the "Air Cocaine" case, two men had been sentenced to six years in prison for attempting to smuggle 600 kilograms (1,500 pounds) of drug out of the country.

Air cocaine case: 8 years later, accused pilots acquitted of all charges

A French court has allowed a mother of 4 to walk free after she murdered her rapist stepfather-turned-husband in order to save her daughter from the same fate.

Gravitas: The story of Valerie Bacot

A French court has sentenced jail terms to two former agents from the foreign intelligence service after convicting them of "sharing intelligence" with China. The trial was conducted in Paris in the utmost secrecy.

French court sentences prison terms for ex-spies for 'sharing intelligence' with China

A French court on Monday sentenced five members of an all-female jihadist cell to between five and 30 years in prison over a failed bid to detonate a car bomb outside Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.

French female jihadist gang sentenced to up to 30 years in jail

A French court on Thursday handed a 10-month suspended sentence to a sister of the Saudi crown prince over the beating of a workman at a luxury residence in Paris in 2016.

Saudi Crown Prince Salman's sister charge with illegal confinement in France over assault on plumber

A quadriplegic French patient, who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, should be allowed to die, France's top court ruled on Friday. The Cour de Cassation overruled an appeals court which last month had ordered doctors to keep Vincent Lambert alive, just 12 hours after medics had already switched off the man's life support against his parents' will.

Quadriplegic should be allowed to die, rules French court

A French court on Thursday found a senior Roman Catholic cleric guilty of covering up sexual abuse committed by a paedophile priest in his Archdiocese. A court in Lyon handed Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 68, who is the Archbishop of the city in southwestern France, a six month suspended sentence for failing to report accusations brought by the alleged victims of priest Bernard Preynat.

French cardinal found guilty of covering up child abuse

A Paris court on Monday threw out an attempt to block the French release of a film inspired by the real-life battle fought by victims of a paedophile Catholic priest, lawyers said.

French court allows paedophile priest film ahead of trial

The ruling has added to legal uncertainty in Europe about how to regulate the company

Uber drivers aren't employees, French court rules

The couple took an apartment in a posh locality of Paris on January 1, 2017

Mallika Sherawat, French husband asked to evict Paris flat for not paying rent

French judges are set to rule on whether a family in southern France can call their child "Jihad", a legal source told AFP on Monday.

Is 'Jihad' an acceptable name? French judge to rule

56-year-old Pascal Simbikangwa was found guilty of genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity in 2014

French court upholds 25-year jail term for Rwanda genocide convict

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