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The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has confirmed her run for the 2027 French presidency, also announcing she will appeal an embezzlement conviction.
BBC News – World The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.
BBC News – World The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.
French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for the presidency in 2027 and will lodge an appeal to France’s highest court over her sentence to wear an electronic ankle tag for the embezzlement of European parliament funds. “Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election,” Le Pen, 57,…
BBC News – World The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.
NYTimes – World Mexican influencer César Gastélum was shot dead on Tuesday while livestreaming outside a fast-food restaurant in Culiacán, Sinaloa state. A man on a motorbike killed him at close range. Gastélum was known for comedy and lifestyle posts.
BBC News – World A drone carrying an unknown explosive device was found near the south runway at Leipzig airport in Germany, prompting a police examination and deployment of a bomb disposal robot. Authorities said a second drone may have collided in mid-air with a DHL cargo plane, slightly damaging the aircraft, and several flights were diverted. Counter-terror investigators are examining the incident, which an official described as a 'new quality' of threat.
NYTimes – World Iran says it has agreed with Oman on a geographic shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, with its foreign ministry spokesman saying the deal is "in the final stages". Tehran claims the United States was not involved, while the US President has said Hormuz negotiations with Iran are "moving along very nicely".