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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been freed from prison, despite having been sentenced to five years for his role in a criminal conspiracy involving illegal funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign. Released after only three weeks, Sarkozy will now be subject to stringent judicial supervision, including a ban on leaving France, as he awaits his appeal trial scheduled for next year.

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The BBC has been thrown into turmoil following the shock resignations of Director General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness after a Panorama documentary came under fire for misleading editing of a Donald Trump speech. The dual resignation — unprecedented in the broadcaster’s history — marks a seismic moment for the corporation, already grappling with growing scrutiny over impartiality and editorial standards.

 
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In a moment that seemed to bridge centuries of division, Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, marking the first joint worship between an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII's dramatic split from Rome in 1534. The air was filled with solemn beauty as Latin chants intertwined with English prayers beneath Michelangelo's breathtaking frescoes of the Last Judgment. Charles, the supreme governor of the Church of England, sat to Pope Leo's left as the two leaders led worship accompanied by the Sistine Chapel Choir and two royal choirs.

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Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy's request to be released from jail pending appeal was heard by a Paris court on Monday, less than three weeks after the ex-head of state began serving a five-year prison sentence. The sentence was handed down after his conviction for conspiring to raise campaign funds from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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France has been left reeling after one of the most audacious daylight robberies in its history saw priceless jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. Valued at 88 million euros ($102,443,000), the treasures included jewels once worn by royalty from the Napoleonic era, among them Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense. French prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed that around 100 investigators are now involved in tracking down the criminals, whose operation lasted just seven minutes.

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Behind the tortured genius of Vincent van Gogh lies an unexpected friendship that reshaped his final years and left a lasting mark on art history. That friendship was with Joseph Roulin, a humble postman in the southern French town of Arles. Their deep bond, forged during Van Gogh's most turbulent period, is now the centerpiece of a new exhibition, Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits, opening at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before moving to Amsterdam.

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Employees of French luxury conglomerate Kering have launched a four-hour strike across its Italian branches, protesting the company's alleged unwillingness to engage in dialogue over working conditions and remote work policies. The strike, organized by three major unions,Filctem Cgil, Femca Cisl, and Uiltec Uil,affects staff at high-end brands including Gucci, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent.

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