The disappearance and subsequent death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was found on June 4 in a grain silo in the Gers region, has triggered an unprecedented institutional crisis in France. Politicians are shifting the blame onto the prosecutors, who are doing the best they can with the resources at their disposal.
Former EU Foreign Service Chief arrested
President Macron will make the official announcement in September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The United States and Israel immediately voiced their strong disapproval.
Faced with revelations about the export of French military components to Israel after October 7, a coalition of associations is calling for the immediate suspension of arms licenses. Three separate appeals have been lodged with the Paris Administrative Court, according to Disclose magazine.
Four people perished in the fire that broke out on Thursday night in a low-income building in the city of coronations. The public prosecutor confirms that the tragedy was accidental.
UFC-Que Choisir has lodged a complaint against Nestlé Waters and several members of the government, following revelations about the illegal use of microfiltration for so-called “natural mineral” waters, notably Perrier.
A German language teacher filed a complaint for psychological harassment against his superiors for opposing COVID protocols in schools. Here is his story.
Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday by the Paris Criminal Court to five years’ ineligibility with immediate execution, together with a four-year prison sentence, two of which were suspended, and a fine of 100,000 euros. She will therefore be ineligible to stand for the 2027 presidential election.
After two years of legal wrangling, the Toulouse Administrative Court ruled that the Toulouse-Castres freeway project was illegal, finding that there was no “imperative reason of overriding public interest”. Other complaints are pending.
The Siri voice assistant is accused of massively recording and processing private conversations without users’ consent.
Joe Biden signed his son Hunter’s presidential pardon this 1ᵉʳ December 2024, sparing him a possible prison sentence for convictions related to illegal weapons possession and tax fraud. But the fraudulent activities of his father’s son go far beyond that.
The Correctional Court of the Nancy Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS) will be examining the so-called “Carton Rouge” case from October 21 to November 15. Twenty-two defendants, 850 civil parties and losses of around 28 million euros.
