France has successfully negotiated the freedom of Sophie Petronin, the country’s last hostage held anywhere in the world. FRANCE 24’s foreign affairs editor Philip Turle looks at the who else wins from the release.
Analysis: France’s last hostage, until the next one
While Sophie Pétronin was the last French hostage held anywhere around the world, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Robert Parsons says there will likely be more hostages in the future, so long as there are French...
President Macron welcomes former hostage Sophie Petronin near Paris
Emotional scenes as aid worker Sophie Pétronin, the last French hostage anywhere in the world, landed in France, where she was greeted by family members and President Emmanuel Macron.
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Relief as French aid worker released after four years
The release of Sophie Pétronin after four years in captivity was greeted with relief by her family, who had feared not enough had been done to ensure her health and wellbeing. The doctor and humanitarian was abducted in...
French ICU beds reaching saturation under strain of Covid-19
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Presidential debate in disarray after Trump refuses virtual event
Donald Trump’s rejection of a proposed presidential debate next week has caused uncertainty over the schedule of future debates. The president ruled out participating in the next debate when it was revealed the format...