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Prosecutors seek seven-year jail term for ex-president Sarkozy in Libya trial

French prosecutors have requested a seven-year jail sentence and a €300,000 fine for French former president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly taking millions of euros from late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to help his 2007 election campaign.

Radio France Internationale

French prosecutors seek seven-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya election finance trial

The allegations can be traced back to 2011, when a Libyan news agency and Gaddafi himself said that the Libyan state had secretly funnelled millions of euros into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

Euronews

Marco Rubio: A traditionalist hawk in the age of Trump

The ‘might makes right’ worldview and ambitions that drive the top US diplomat spearheading Trump’s foreign policy.

Al Jazeera

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Google Maps: 20 years of plotting a course through geopolitics

As Google Maps celebrates the 20th anniversary of its launch in North America, new questions are arising over the way it shapes our view of the world, thanks to its compliance with demands from Donald Trump to change the names of geographic locations.

Radio France Internationale

Government reaffirms Libya pledge after PM accused of ignoring IRA victims

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was accused by a representative group of showing a ‘heartbreaking’ lack of concern for victims of IRA terrorism.

Evening Standard

PM accused of ‘heartbreaking’ lack of concern for IRA victims

The Prime Minister has shown a ‘heartbreaking’ lack of concern for victims of IRA terrorism, a representative group has said.

Evening Standard

A World Radio Day celebration!

This week on The Sound Kitchen we’ll celebrate World Radio Day 2025. You’ll hear the answer to the question about former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his court trials, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus…

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Nicolas Sarkozy fitted with electronic tag after losing corruption appeal

Former French president was found guilty of trying to bribe a judge in 2014 after he had left office

The Guardian - UK

France's ex-president Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi pact

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is again on trial from this Monday, as he has been charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Radio France Internationale

Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know

If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader.

Al Jazeera

French former PM Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving millions of euros in illegal funding from Gaddafi

The former leader denies all the charges against him

The Independent UK

Watch live as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged €50 million Gaddafi pact

Watch live as former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday (6 January) after his 2007 presidential campaign was allegedly financed by late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi

Former French president alleged to have received millions of euros from Libyan dictator’s regime to fund campaign

The Guardian - UK

What next for Syria? The danger of violence in post-war transitions

Images emerging from Syria over the past week have shown jubilation on the streets, as millions celebrate the end of 24 years of repression under Bashar al-Assad.

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How Tyrants Fall by Marcel Dirsus review – road to revolution

A ‘blueprint’ for bringing dictators down that could equally function as a Machiavellian manual for staying in power

The Guardian - UK

Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity

A thought provoking look at social forces, and the ways ordinary people can change the world

The Independent UK

Tories awarded £1.2m contract to Canadian firm which bribed Muammar Gaddafi’s son

Exclusive: The government awarded a £1.2m contract to AtkinsRéalis, a firm that pleaded guilty to bribing the son of Muammar Gaddafi with tens of millions of dollars to win contracts in Libya in the decade before the dictator’s downfall between 2001 and 2011

Al Jazeera

Smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border hurts as closure strangles trade

The people of Ben Guerdane survived off the Ras Jadir border crossing. Its closure hurt them, badly.

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Yvonne Fletcher: Private prosecution bid over murder of PC in Libyan embassy shooting

John Murray is mounting a private prosecution over the murder of his colleague PC Yvonne Fletcher

The Guardian - UK

Yvonne Fletcher: ex-colleague to bring private action against suspect in 1984 killing

John Murray pursues case against former Gaddafi minister for alleged involvement in fatal shooting

Al Jazeera

UN’s Libya envoy resigns citing no hope for political progress

Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile.

The Guardian - UK

The Secret Army: how the IRA gave US crew access for 1972 propaganda film

BBC documentary uncovers story behind film that included scenes of bomb missions before it vanished for almost 50 years

Al Jazeera

Relief as Italian court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya

Italy’s highest court has ruled that the country’s vessels cannot return rescued refugees to the North African country.

The Guardian - UK

Hisham Matar: ‘We all go through a lot. I’m wary of having “material”’

The Pulitzer prize winner on the life-changing impact of the 1984 Libyan embassy shootings, attaching his writing to the wall when he’s stuck and his unreliability as a football fan

Al Jazeera

Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace

Ten years after Mandela passed away, his keffiyeh moment remains a symbol of South African warmth for Palestine.

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