In a ruling that could reshape France's political future, a French court has convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from running for public office for five years.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right French politician who founded and led the Front National for nearly four decades, died yesterday at the age of 96.

A new scandal has emerged involving the UAE, as the French judiciary uncovered suspicious funding from external sources to Marine Le Pen's far-right, anti-Islam party.

In the wake of the first round of early parliamentary elections in France, preliminary results indicate a significant lead for the far-right National Rally party, pushing the left and the center to a potential collaboration.

With his decision to dissolve the National Assembly, Macron risks losing the majority in the chamber and allowing the far-right to formulate a government after the elections.