Paris Charges Suspect in €319M Drug Money Laundering
A 29-year-old man has been charged in Paris over his alleged role in a sprawling money-laundering operation tied to international drug trafficking, in a case…
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Russia’s War Veterans Storm Parliamentary Elections
In the small town of Polevskoï, Russia, residents gathered in a municipal hall to hear a candidate speak. The man before them, Maksim Cholomov, commanded…
Boy, 7, Suspected in Aunt’s Knife Killing in France
A quiet residential corner of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in the Val-de-Marne department east of Paris, became the scene of a harrowing crime in the early hours of…
Teen Charged Over Alleged School Attack Plot in Lyon
A 15-year-old boy radicalized by far-right ideology has been charged with criminal association with a terrorist enterprise over an alleged plot to carry out an…
France Unveils €54 Billion Budget Austerity Plan
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced a sweeping package of budget savings worth €54 billion, alongside a freeze on civil servant pay scales and…
Trump Claims Permanent Security Control Over Greenland
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that he has secured a “permanent control” over the security of Greenland, the autonomous Danish Arctic territory he has…
France to Ring Church Bells for Pope Leo XIV’s Visit
Churches throughout France will ring their bells in unison for seven minutes on Friday, September 25, starting at precisely 10 a.m., to mark the beginning…
Trump Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are being barred from the White House, accusing the three news organisations of…
Boy, 7, Suspected of Killing Aunt in Val-de-Marne
A seven-year-old boy is suspected of killing his 50-year-old aunt during the night of Thursday to Friday in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in the Val-de-Marne department east of…
US Approves $24.3B F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia
The United States government has approved a massive $24.3 billion arms deal to supply Saudi Arabia with 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets, marking a significant…
Australia to Detain Tourists Who Overstay Visas
Australia has warned that tourists who exceed their visa’s authorized stay may be placed in administrative detention, as the government escalates its crackdown on immigration…
North Korea Anthem Blunder Mars Asian Games Opener
Japanese organizers of the Asian Games were forced to apologize Friday after playing North Korea’s national anthem for the South Korean men’s field hockey team,…
French Diesel Prices Hit Record High Amid Iran War
Fuel prices in France climbed to unprecedented levels on Friday, with the average cost of a litre of diesel surpassing 2.39 euros — the highest…
Russia Presses UN Over Bucha Allegations, Promotes Rival Report
Russia has intensified its challenge to the international narrative surrounding the events in Bucha, with the Foreign Ministry accusing the United Nations and Western governments…
Syrian CEO Charged With Rape in Paris Restaurant
A 40-year-old Syrian business executive was charged with rape in Paris on Wednesday, September 16, and subsequently jailed, according to judicial sources. He stands accused…
Macron Calls Party Leaders Over Global Crises
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited the leaders of all political parties represented in Parliament to a meeting at the Élysée Palace on Friday morning,…
Rachida Dati on Trial for Corruption Over €900,000 Renault-Nissan Contract
Rachida Dati, France’s Culture Minister and mayor of Paris’s 7th arrondissement, goes on trial Wednesday on charges of corruption and influence peddling linked to a…
French Fishermen Block Fuel Depots Over Diesel Costs
French fishermen blockaded a fuel depot in Frontignan, southern France, early Wednesday before riot police moved in to clear the site, as a growing protest…
Lecornu’s Budget Gamble Amid Election Storm
Sébastien Lecornu is navigating treacherous waters. The French Prime Minister convened a government seminar on Thursday, September 17, to finalize the contours of the state…
Trump Threatens Trade Cutoff Over Canada-EU Talks
Donald Trump has threatened to impose “very heavy tariffs” or halt “all trade with Europe” if Canada becomes an associate member of the European Union,…