Charles Bremner

Some of those sentenced in France said they had been sexually abused as children, while others conspired with their victim’s husband Dominique to assault other women

Flight from Kazakhstan to Gronzy in Chechnya was probably hit by a missile, experts said after watching video and reviewing transcript published in Russia

Attempted emergency landing of Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 may have come after flight was hit by bird strike, aviation experts suggest

The former French president is accused of accepting millions of euros from the Libyan dictator to finance his election campaign in 2007

A pastry cook who rose from poverty to stardom has been convicted of fraud after falsely reporting the theft of clothes, jewellery and the keys to his €150,000 Audi

The spectre of Muammar Gaddafi will descend on a Paris courtroom today when Nicolas Sarkozy stands trial on charges of receiving millions of euros

Bruno Retailleau, the French interior minister, calls for measure on tenth anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attack

Olaf Scholz and Jean-Noël Barrot warn US president-elect not to meddle in European politics

Marine Le Pen was appalled that she heard her father had died from reporters on a flight — and her sister is alleged to be the one that informed the media

A cross-party group of MPs is seeking to end a ‘climate of impunity’ in a society that still subscribes to stereotypes about women inviting sexual assault