French far-right politician Eric Zemmour was ordered Wednesday to pay a fine of 10,000 euros ($10,800) for contesting crimes against humanity by saying Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain had "saved" ...

Leader of the French far-right party Reconquete ... Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain had "saved" French Jews during World War II. Zemmour, head of the far-right Reconquête!

Zemmour, head of the far-right Reconquest party, made the comments during a television debate in 2019. The claim is contested by most historians, who note the wartime ... World War II, in ...