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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters at the Elysee Palace after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, August 26, 2024 in Paris
FRENCH far-right politician Marine Le Pen has denied violating any rules as she — and her National Rally party — went on trial today, accused of embezzling European Union funds.
Arriving at the court in Paris, Ms Le Pen said “we have not violated any political and regulatory rules of the European Parliament” and she vowed to present “extremely serious and extremely solid arguments” in the trial.
After hearing a judge read the charges in court, Ms Le Pen said she will “answer all the questions the court may ask.”
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
ROGER McKENZIE expounds on the motivation that drove him to write a book that anticipates a dawn of a new, fully liberated Africa – the land of his ancestors
