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France Attack Trial Former French President Francois Hollande, center, arrives at the special courtroom to testify in the Nov.2015 attacks trial, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in Paris. Gunmen struck cafes and bars in the city center, and the night culminated with a bloody siege at the Bataclan concert hall. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — When Islamic State attackers struck Paris in 2015, France's president at the time was within earshot of the first suicide bombing. Surrounded by a squad of security guards, the former French president walked into a specially designed courtroom Wednesday to testify in the trial of 14 men over the Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State attacks on Paris. Salah Abdeslam, the chief defendant in the trial, discarded a malfunctioning explosives vest and fled home to Belgium.

A prime-time address to the nation by French President Emmanuel Macron sounded very much like the launch of a re-election campaign.

Former French President François Hollande has testified at the trial of 14 men accused of helping in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris.

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid.

French President Emmanuel Macron has apologized to Algerians who fought alongside French colonial forces in Algeria’s war for independence.

France’s lower house of parliament has approved a law that will allow single women and lesbians access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time.

Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to France's far right in regional elections Sunday. “We completely blew it,” lawyer Gilbert Collard of Le Pen’s National Rally said on BFMTV, referring to the “abysmal” turnout. That did not stop the conservative right from celebrating and plotting strategies to return to power. The vice president of Le Pen’s National Rally, Jordan Bardella, took a humiliating third place in the Paris region election. “For now, even if they are weakened, Macron and Le Pen remain in the lead," he said.

President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party was decimated in this weekend’s regional elections and Marine Le Pen’s far-right party failed.

A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris is blazing a trail in efforts to punish and prevent online abuse.

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has concluded in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine whether he broke laws on campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid.

France's far-left leader got a faceful of flour at the start of a Paris march Saturday against “the ideas of the far right.”.

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed has formally started.

President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren’t just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums, but about preparing his possible campaign for a second term.

FILE - In this April 28, 2012 file photo, France's President and candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, gestures as he delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Cournon-d'Auvergne, central France. Former President Sarkozy is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday, March 17, on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)PARIS – The trial of French former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed has been postponed for two months. However, the trial was suspended and postponed until May 20 because one of the defense lawyers has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Two weeks ago, Sarkozy was convicted of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom Monday, March 1, 2021 in Paris. A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. The Paris court found that Sarkozy and his two codefendants sealed in 2014 a “pact of corruption,” based on “consistent and serious evidence." “I had said I won’t run in the presidential election, I’m maintaining it," he was quoted as saying. Sarkozy will face another trial later this month over suspicions regarding his 2012 presidential campaign, which ended in victory for Socialist rival Francois Hollande.

The verdict is expected in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS – A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. The ruling marks the first time in France’s modern history that a former president has been convicted of corruption — and given a prison term. The court found that Sarkozy and his co-defendants sealed a “pact of corruption,” based on “consistent and serious evidence”. AdIn one phone call with Herzog, Sarkozy said of Azibert: “I’ll make him move up.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS – The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling was suspended Monday less than two hours after it started, to allow a medical report on one of the defendants. This is the first trial for the 65-year-old politician, who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012. He stands trial in a Paris court along with his lawyer Thierry Herzog, 65, and the magistrate, Gilbert Azibert, 73. They face a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a maximum fine of 1 million euros ($1.2 million.)

A man walks by the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Since sending the email appeal, Whitman says she has been “overwhelmed” by the offers of help Shakespeare and Company has received. Founded by Sylvia Beach in 1919, Shakespeare & Company became a creative hub for expatriate writers including Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Sylvia Whitman looked to the past for a solution to her new problem. A lot of expats had to leave Paris, as it was too expensive, so she and her friends set up a Friends of Shakespeare and Company,” Whitman said.

This summer, the worst wildfires on record burned in Oregon, with climate change and overgrown forests worsening fire conditions. A possible factor in Skarlatos' favor: Thousands of students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, who would normally vote in those towns, are learning remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. His name recognition went only so far, said Christopher McKnight Nichols, associate professor of history at Oregon State University. Of his campaign war chest, over 60% comes from out of state, DeFazio said during their debate. Several GOP state lawmakers display the group's regalia in their Capitol offices.

French president Francois Hollande said the state of emergency originally issued in November will be extended by three months following Thursday's terror attack in Nice. At least 75 people were killed when a truck drove through a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day.

French President Francois Hollande will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday afternoon, and then Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Thursday before flying to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. All this follows Hollande’s meetings in Washington Tuesday, where President Obama offered solidarity, but not much else. Chip Reid reports.

A European Union official tells CBS News French President Francois Hollande will deliver a clear message to President Obama Tuesday at the White House: The ISIS threat requires urgent action and the stability of Europe is at stake. Chip Reid reports.

As France launched another round of airstrikes on ISIS targets, French president Francois Hollande said he's motivated by the names and faces of the 129 killed Friday in terrorist attacks around Paris.

Secretary of State John Kerry met with French President Francois Hollande Tuesday in Paris. After the meeting, Kerry told CBS News' Scott Pelley how America plans to help France respond to the attacks and described the challenges that remain. Watch the full interview Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."

The terror attacks in Paris on Friday killed at least 120 people and injured more than 350. French President Francois Hollande condemned the attack as an "act of war" and vowed that his nation "will be merciless toward the barbarians of Islamic State group." Elizabeth Palmer has the latest from Paris.

French President Francois Hollande has declared the multiple attacks in Paris to be an "act of war." U.S. Army (Ret.) Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer has analysis for CBSN.

A state of emergency has been declared in France after terror attacks across Paris. French President Francois Hollande has also closed the borders as authorities search for suspects. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

French President Francois Hollande announced that his country will accept 24,000 refugees. This comes as thousands who were stranded in Hungary were allowed to make their way into Germany over the weekend. Charlie D'Agata reports from Munich.

French president calls Airbus crash a "tragedy" French President Francois Hollande stressed solidarity upon learning that a Germanwings plane flying from Barcelona to Germany crashed in the French Alps in unknown circumstances. Casualties amount to 150 at this time. Hollande extended his sympathies and deep sorrow to the Spanish, German, and Turkish passengers.

Slain officers in Paris terror attack mourned At the memorial service for the three officers held at police headquarters, President Francois Hollande said they represent the diversity of France. Elizabeth Palmer reports.