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‘There were acts of mistreatment’: French doctor claims that Greta Thunberg was mistreated by Israeli forces during Gaza aid mission

Greta Thunberg (Image credits: X/@benonwine) A French doctor who was aboard a humanitarian aid boat bound for Gaza has accused Israeli authorities of mistreating passengers, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, after the vessel was intercepted at sea.Dr Baptiste André, one of the 12 people on the Madleen, said passengers were mocked, deprived of sleep, […]

Gaza-bound ship seized: ‘Five French activists to face Israeli justice’; one returns voluntarily

Israel seized Gaza-bound boat (Image credits: AP) Five French activists detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound aid ship are set to appear before an Israeli judge, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.“Our consul was able to see the six French nationals arrested by the Israeli authorities last night,” foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote in […]

A French police officer to stand trial over teen’s killing that sparked nationwide riots

PARIS: A French police officer will face trial next year on charges of voluntary homicide over the killing of a 17-year-old of North African descent, a death that triggered nationwide riots.The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where victim Nahel Merzouk grew up and was killed in 2023, announced in a statement that […]

‘Stay away, you loser’: Lip reader reveals what French First Lady told Emmanuel Macron after shoving him

French First Lady Brigitte Macron appeared to publicly shove her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, in the face before delivering a stinging four-word remark, according to a professional lip reader.The incident unfolded as the French president’s plane landed in Hanoi on Sunday evening. As the aircraft door opened, Brigitte, 72, placed both hands on her husband’s […]

French court to rule on surgeon who abused children for decades

Courtroom sketch of a judge ruling in trhe trial of Joel Le Scouarnec (Image credit: AP) A French court is to give its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of the country’s largest child sex abuse cases.Joel Le […]

French artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan due to graffiti is freed after 14 months | World News

PARIS: A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the metro has been pardoned and freed, French authorities said Tuesday. Theo Clerc has returned to France following 422 days in detention after he was pardoned by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, France’s Foreign Minister […]

Did French President’s wife shove his face? Viral video sparks speculation over Macron’s airport moment in Vietnam

A viral video clip has stirred speculation online after capturing an unusual moment involving French President Emmanuel Macron and reportedly his wife Brigitte during their arrival in Vietnam for a Southeast Asian tour.Filmed on Sunday evening, the footage shows the aircraft door opening with Macron stepping into view. Seconds later, a pair of hands appear […]

Man killed by automatic gunfire in French city of Dijon | World News

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot overnight in the eastern French city of Dijon, the local prosecutor said on Sunday, adding that a gangland killing was suspected.The southern Chenove district where the killing occurred was known for drug trafficking, the prosecutor, Olivier Caracotch, said in a statement.“A dozen shell casings used by an automatic weapon” […]

Fire cuts power to 45,000 in French Riviera, sabotage suspected | World News

French Riviera authorities said Sunday they are boosting security around electricity grid sites after an overnight fire in a substation that cut power to 45,000 people, and a massive blackout during the Cannes film festival blamed on sabotage.A blaze hit an electricity transformer in the western part of the city of Nice, knocking out power […]

French lawmakers move to stop annoying telemarketer calls | World News

The French parliament moved Wednesday to stop telemarketers making annoying, unsolicited phone calls, with measures due to come into force in just over a year.Under the legislation, passed in a senate vote, it will be up to a company to prove that a call made on their behalf to an individual’s telephone was done so […]