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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy waves to supporters as he leaves his house with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to begin his five-year prison sentence. Reuters

Sarkozy fights as he starts prison sentence over Libya funding scandal

Former French president launches immediate appeal as he begins five-year term

We have failed, French minister says after Louvre break-in

EU pivots away from sanctions against Israel

EU agrees to monitor Iraqi parliamentary elections as independent observers

Europe to roll out drone shield next year in response to Russian incursions

Former guard at US embassy in Oslo spied for Iran and Russia

EU unveils pact to boost relations in Mediterranean region

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Participants need their own cycles and helmets for free-to-attend Dubai Ride. Ruel Pableo for The National

Dubai Ride 2025 guide: Date, registration, bib collection and more

Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship has a detachable rowing boat. Photo: Lego

From Ferraris to pirate ships, the coolest Lego sets of 2025 ranked

Moroccan players celebrate winning the Under-20 World Cup final. EPA

Morocco make statement with U20 World Cup crown and eye spot among the elite

Chef Reif Othman is behind the menu of new Beirut restaurant Suki. Photo: Reif Othman

Beirut gets a taste of Dubai’s star chef Reif Othman with Suki

Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe have each won the European Golden Boot award in recent seasons. Photos: AFP

Haaland, Kane and Mbappe reach new heights in fight to be Europe's top marksman

Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen opposite Odessa Young in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. Photo: 20th Century Studios

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – can a good person make a great biopic?

Bariatric surgery has had long-term benefits for patients with diabetes, a UAE study has found. PA

Bariatric surgery helping UAE patients beat diabetes

Alishan Sharafu has been the form player for the UAE with the bat. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sharafu’s alliance with Waseem gives UAE hope for T20 World Cup

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Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Morocco's Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, speaks at a conference at the Arab World Institute in Paris. Photo: Abaca Press

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's announcement of delaying pension reforms looks set to ensure his political survival. Reuters

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Jesper Brodin, chief executive of the Ingka Group, has been nominated as the next head of the UNHCR. Getty Images

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Former French president Sarkozy told when and where he will be jailed

France's new cabinet at risk of collapse over budget, as Macron seeks stability

EU's new automated border checks come into force with travellers facing delays

Students attend a pro-Palestine demonstration in London, where protests have been held throughout the Gaza war. Getty Images

Europe's Palestine supporters to 'stay in the streets' despite Gaza ceasefire

Anger aimed at governments remains, with organisers in UK planning 'largest ever' demonstration

Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025

Belgian police foil suspected terror plot targeting Prime Minister Bart De Wever

Italy's ruling party proposes new laws on head coverings

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Paris to host Gaza recovery summit despite Israel's fury

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Omar Yaghi is one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Photo: University of California, Berkeley via AP

Scientist born to Palestinian refugee family shares Nobel Chemistry prize

Yaghi said growing up with little water and electricity made him determined to thrive in his education

French industrialist seeks Gulf funding to build 37 bridges across Syria

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigns after failed cabinet launch

More than a million protesters join Italian strike for Gaza flotilla

Macron 'cautious' over oil tanker suspected of being Russian ‘shadow fleet’

Riot police stop child migrants reaching beach in French town

A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator shouts slogans to support the Palestinians and to protest against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Milan on October 3, 2025. Israel's foreign ministry said on October 3, 2025 that four Italian activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had been deported, after the Global Sumud Flotilla said Israel had intercepted its last boat. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

More than a million protesters join Italian strike for Gaza flotilla

Italian PM Meloni condemns walkout as pressure mounts for EU measures against Israel

Macron 'cautious' over oil tanker suspected of being Russian ‘shadow fleet’

Riot police stop child migrants reaching beach in French town

Serbia arrests 11 over pigs’ heads placed at French mosques ‘on orders of foreign intelligence’

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