Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling

• France is waking up bleary-eyed on Wednesday, with many still incredulous at the political uproar triggered by right-wing nationalist figurehead Marine Le Pen the night before.
• Within hours of a court of appeal in Paris confirming her guilty verdict for misuse of public funds, she not only defiantly announced she would be running in next year's French presidential election, but she had already launched her social media campaign, too.
• Pour la France - For France - reads her online poster, featuring the country's tricolour flag and a smiling Le Pen, her arms outstretched.