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French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope leave the court in Paris after the first day of their trial for claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. (COMPLETES VIDI1PC22Z_EN) IMAGES
French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope arrive in court in Paris over claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. IMAGES
Millions of French voters were casting ballots Sunday to pick the presidential candidate for the centre-right Republicans party. Ex-Prime minister Francois Fillon is tipped to win and voted in Paris around 10am local time. IMAGES.
"We've won": a demonstrator shouts after a Paris court suspends a ban that had been put on the protest in Place de la Republique in central Paris. Thousands had already gathered for the rally, which started off peacefully, but later saw clashes with police, who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. IMAGES
Pope Francis, 86, arrives at Marseille-Provence airport, in Marignane, where he is welcomed by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, for a two-day visit devoted to the theme of migration and the Mediterranean. (COMPLETES VID33W836B_EN) IMAGES
Firefighters are responding to the fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon in an industrial building rented by Bollore Logistics containing some 8,000 lithium batteries and located in Grand-Couronne, south of Rouen in Normandy. IMAGES