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Monday March 31st, 2025 evening edition

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PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years — a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the National Rally headquarters after a French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years, Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris.

(AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the National Rally headquarters after a French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years, Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris.

Reddit Read More French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the National Rally headquarters after a French court convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years, Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris.

— I am Marine — on X. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after a French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on in an embezzlement case but didn’t immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader’s political future, Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at a Paris court expected to deliver a verdict in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s career Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris. »

Marine Le Pen barred from running for public office for five years

Authored by bbc.com

Judges imposed immediate ineligibility with her conviction, meaning the ban on holding public office will now come into effect even if Le Pen appeals.

The momentous decision means that, unless she can get her sentence overturned before the 2027 presidential election, Le Pen will likely not be able to stand.

France's Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party. »

Trump is 'p***ed off' with Putin - what it means for Ukraine peace talks

Authored by inews.co.uk
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However, the diplomat warned that the US President must be careful not to push Putin too far and out of talks altogether.

Trump and Zelensky’s meeting in the Oval Office derailed peace talks after the US President shouted at Zelensky (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP).

However, Brenton warned that Trump could push Putin too far: “Trump needs to be quite careful here. »

Parents arrested by Hertfordshire police for complaining about daughter’s school

Authored by theguardian.com
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The school said it had “sought advice from police” after a “high volume of direct correspondence and public social media posts” that they claimed had become upsetting for staff, parents and governors.

Hertfordshire police said the arrests “were necessary to fully investigate the allegations as is routine in these types of matters”.

I would like to know how [Hertfordshire police] made that decision, that that was the appropriate and necessary operation.”. »

Half of tested PC watercoolers don’t use the premium materials advertised, like copper: Report

Authored by tomshardware.com
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By that, we mean half of the AiO brands sold radiators using different, cheaper materials than mentioned in their product data sheets, websites, or advertising.

Wallossek mentions in his eight pages of analysis that messages from readers sparked his interest in radiator materials.

Thus, Wallossek’s materials investigations look not just at the radiator materials but at things like screws, nuts, channels, solder, factory liquids, and more. »