Former French President sentenced to five years in prison
Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced over efforts to obtain funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi.
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy. The complex case related to efforts to obtain funds from the late Libyan leader, Muammar Gadaffi. We speak to our reporter who was in court.
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has addressed the United Nations by video-link from Ramallah, after the Trump administration denied him a visa in protest at his promotion of Palestinian statehood. We analyse his speech with our Chief International correspondent and our 蜜芽传媒 Arabic reporter in New York.
And China, the world's biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. We bring together our China expert and our Environment correspondent to see what this pledge actually means.
Presenter: Rahul Tandon
(Photo: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courthouse in Paris, France, September 25, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq)
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