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"I have come here to answer the court to show my good faith" says French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt as he arrives at the Paris court. On trial for alleged favouritism, Dussopt will have to explain how he passed on privileged information concerning a call for tenders for a contract worth €5.6 million to the water treatment group Saur at the end of the 2000s, when he was a member of the French parliament. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrives at a police station in Nîmes to meet police officials, following the deaths of a 10-year-old child and an 18-year-old teenager, in suspected drugs-related violence. IMAGES
"This would be a sign of de-escalation that we have been calling for for several weeks," says French government spokesman Gabriel Attal at the end of the Council of Ministers, after Russia said it was pulling back some of its forces near the Ukrainian border to their bases. IMAGES
British security service MI5 has warned the UK Parliament an alleged Chinese agent has attempted to interfere in UK politics. The agency says Christine Ching Kui Lee - who has law offices in London and Birmingham - "established links" for the Chinese Communist Party with current and aspiring MPs. She also gave donations to politicians including Labour's Barry Gardiner, who received over £420,000 from her over five years. Gardiner says he has reported all donations to MI5. China dismissed the warning by British security services, saying it was the result of watching "too many 007 movies". IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti arrives in court for questioning that could lead to charges over alleged conflict of interest. The 60-year-old star lawyer was recruited by President Emmanuel Macron just a year ago, swapping his life as one of the country's most famous criminal lawyers for a career in politics. IMAGES
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