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1st woman to head Japan Shogi Association

Professional shogi player Ichiyo Shimizu, 56, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025, after being elected head of the Japan Shogi Association earlier in the day. A shogi pro in the women's category, Shimizu became the first woman to head the association, dating back over 100 years.

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

RN Vice-President and Mayor of Perpignan Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

Former Vice-Preisdent of French far-right Front National (FN) party, Wallerand de Saint-Just leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

French Member of Parliament for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party and RN spokeswoman Laure Lavalette leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

Former Vice-Preisdent of French far-right Front National (FN) party, Wallerand de Saint-Just leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

Marie-Caroline Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her sister, the RN parliamentary group President Marine Le Pen (not pictured), to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where th

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

French Member of Parliament for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party and RN spokeswoman Laure Lavalette leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

French Member of Parliament for the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party and RN spokeswoman Laure Lavalette leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

Marie-Caroline Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her sister, the RN parliamentary group President Marine Le Pen (not pictured), to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where th

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

Marie-Caroline Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her sister, the RN parliamentary group President Marine Le Pen (not pictured), to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where th

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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Marine Le Pen leaves her headquarters to go to the 8 p.m. news on TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advan

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

This photo is an illustration of the entrance to the National Rally (RN) headquarters at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

This photo is an illustration of the entrance to the National Rally (RN) headquarters at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Matthieu Valet arrives at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

This photo is an illustration of the entrance to the National Rally (RN) headquarters at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Matthieu Valet arrives at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

This photo is an illustration of the entrance to the National Rally (RN) headquarters at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Matthieu Valet leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Matthieu Valet leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Matthieu Valet leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot arrives at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot arrives at the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Caroline Parmentier leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Louis Aliot leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Caroline Parmentier leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Caroline Parmentier leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Laurent Jacobelli leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Caroline Parmentier leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RN Headquarters After The Marine Le Pen Trial - Paris

Caroline Parmentier leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced the RN parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade

STORY: Afghans crack open opportunity from China-bound pine nut trade SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): CHIN MOHAMMAD, Farmer 3. various of pine trees in eastern Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MINA GUL, Farmer 5. various of pine nuts STORYLINE: Once primarily used as a source of fuel for heating homes, pine trees in eastern Afghanistan have become a cash cow for local villagers. Afghanistan's annual export of 5,000 tonnes of pine nuts is mostly destined for neighboring China. Since November 2018, a China-Afghanistan air corridor has offered a lucrative source of income for farmers in Afghanistan's remote mountains. The first air shipment contained 20 tonnes of pine nuts and flew from Kabul to Shanghai. Afghani farmer Chin Mohammad said six years ago that most pine nut buyers in his village were from neighboring countries. They would purchase

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Giant panda Tian Bao celebrates 8th birthday at Belgian zoo

STORY: Giant panda Tian Bao celebrates 8th birthday at Belgian zoo SHOOTING DATE: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the pandas at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda breeder, Pairi Daiza Zoo STORYLINE: Giant panda Tian Bao celebrated his eighth birthday at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium on Sunday. Tian Bao, born in 2016, and twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, born in 2019, will leave the Belgian zoo for China in the autumn of 2024. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Tourist "It's my baby. I don't know why. I come so often to Pairi Daiza. I see Tian Bao all the time as he grows up. Now (I feel a) little pain because he is going to China." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU YANG, Panda breeder, Pairi Daiza Zoo "How time flies! Tian Bao is turning eight years old today. I will miss them very much after they return to China. I wish they can meet new friends, get used to the new environme

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Artists from China's Xinjiang perform in Türkiye's Istanbul

STORY: Artists from China's Xinjiang perform in Türkiye's Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of artists from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region performing Chinese ethnic music and dance in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: A troupe of artists from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region performed ethnic music and dance in Türkiye's largest city of Istanbul on Sunday. The event, organized by the Consulate General of China in Istanbul, took place at a prestigious concert hall on the European side of the city. Wei Xiaodong, consul general of China in Istanbul, addressed the guests and said that China is a multi-ethnic country with 56 ethnic groups "holding together tightly." "Through continuous exchange and integration of various ethnic groups over thousands of years, the Chinese nation has become a big family," Wei noted, adding that the show presented the unique cultures and joyful life

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Traumatized Iraqi child struggles to overcome hardships after years of war

STORY: Traumatized Iraqi child struggles to overcome hardships after years of war SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: SALAHUDIN, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hathal Sabbar herding sheep 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HATHAL SABBAR, Iraqi child 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OUD, Local resident STORYLINE: Iraqi children have been struggling to escape the impacts of violence, displacement, and terrorism that swept the country following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. 10-year-old Hathal Sabbar living in the town of al-Dhuluiya in north Baghdad is one of them. Sabbar has suffered from poverty and insufficient education after his father was killed and his three uncles kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) militants days after his birth. Not long after the death of his father, Sabbar's mother left home, which made his life even harder. He is now in the third grade of primary school, which is about 7 km from his home. Sabbar also needs to herd t