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Former lawyer and current Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives at a Paris court to be heard by judges concerning suspicions of illegal interest taking, which have led to his indictment. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti is released by a Paris court after nearly six hours of questioning over a conflict of interest inquiry. Dupond-Moretti has been accused of taking advantage of his position as minister to settle scores with opponents from his legal career. He is France's first sitting justice minister to be charged in a legal probe. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron receives Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Elysee Palace as fears have increased in recent days of a regional escalation in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe are greeted by Renault CEO Luca de Meo as they arrive at the Renault Group site in Sandouville to tour of the industrial line of the auto maker's plant in Normandy. IMAGES
Arnaud Rousseau, President of the FNSEA, France's top farmers' union, welcomes Marc Fesneau, the French Agriculture Minister, to the 78th FNSEA Congress in Dunkirk, northern France, at a time when the beginning of the year has been marked by a vast movement of anger in the farming world. IMAGES
In a show of support for a principal threatened with a knife by a student on Friday, the French Minister of National Education, Nicole Belloubet met with staff at the secondary school, before participating in a round table on school security at Chenove town hall, near Dijon, in eastern France. IMAGES