Le Pen vows to fight political ban

Ukraine's security service say one of their officers was gunned down in Kyiv after an overnight Russian bombardment. Also: Houthis destroy a ship in the Red Sea, and preventing cancer patients from losing their hair. 

Kenya’s President denounces anti-government unrest, saying protesters who use violence should be shot in the legs. Also, Nvidia becomes world's first company valued at 4 trillion dollars, and a new Barbie with diabetes. 

After President Trump's criticism of Putin, Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, in heaviest single bombardment of the war. Also: Taiwan begins biggest war games, and what do emojis say about us? 

The parliamentary leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has been banned from public office for five years for embezzlement, ruining her chance of a presidential run. Angelique Chrisafis reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.co ... Show More

The leader of France's far-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen has had her dreams of becoming the president of France thwarted.   It comes after a court found her guilty of embezzling European Union funds. She's now been banned from running for political office for five year ... Show More

The toppling of the French prime minister has caused a massive headache for French President Emmanuel Macron just days before he receives U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Paris. As one president returns to the world stage, could the other’s days be numbered? France is convuls ... Show More

Finally. After months of paralysis, the new leadership team in Brussels is up and running. Then again, the power trio of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas might already be out of date, ... Show More

Aux États-Unis, pendant que Trump parade, la rue gronde L’Europe du Sud, victime de son succès, manifeste contre le surtourisme Face aux menaces américaines, Macron s’engage pour la sécurité et l’intégrité territoriale du Groenland Condamné à un an de prison ferme, Nicolas Sarkoz ... Show More

Condamnée par la justice française, Marine Le Pen qualifie sa condamnation de "chasse aux sorcières", dénonçant une persécution politique à son encontre. Traduction: Convicted by French courts, Marine Le Pen describes her sentence as a "witch hunt," alleging political persecution ... Show More

A double celebration takes place in Paris as the Olympic torch arrives, coinciding with France's National Day. U.S. President Joe Biden warns Americans against resorting to political violence after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Millions of voters in Rwanda head to th ... Show More

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned amid widespread outrage over her agency's failure to prevent the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the Beijing Declaration on strengthening Palestinian unity. The ... Show More

Călin Georgescu is the most popular political figure in Romania and one of the bravest and wisest politicians in the world. This fall he ran for president on a platform against “war, technocracy and debt” and would have won, until the Biden administration pushed to cancel the ele ... Show More