MOSCOW -Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of the Telegram messaging app, accused French intelligence on Sunday of having asked him through an intermediary to censor some Moldovan voices in return for help with his court case in France.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, a spectacular downfall for the conservative who led France from 2007-2012.

The names rang out from a microphone set up on the corner of the Place de la Bastille in Paris — the site of the former prison. Name. Age. “Assassinated by Israel.” With each name, the crowd repeated the phrase.

Mali suspended its counter-terrorism cooperation with France, days after its former colonial ruler said it’ll do the same following the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako.

Broadway and the West End may be the global capitals of musical theatre, but some of the best musicals have also come from outside the boundaries of New York City and London. France has produced revolutionary rock operas like Starmania and La Révolution Française to international blockbusters like Les Misérables,

Organisers of the French open tennis tournament have opted to keep faith with line judges for next year's competition.

French authorities have announced the discovery of a body on a beach used by migrants attempting to cross from northern France to the U.K. on flimsy boats.

South Africa's hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup suffer a setback after Fifa imposes a 3-0 forfeit for fielding an ineligible player in a qualifier.