All news on the topic: France

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Grandparents arrested for suspected murder in death of French toddler Émile Soleil
A long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler took a surprise turn on Tuesday when police arrested the boy’s grandparents on suspicion of murder.
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Gérard Depardieu will stand trial in Paris on charges of sexual assault
Actor, 76, denies claims made by assistant director and set designer who worked with him on Les Volets Verts
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Paris police evict 400 migrants from cultural centre in pre-dawn raid
Protesters trying to prevent the raid were pushed back by officers employing teargas and riot shields.
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British tourist ’repeatedly raped by taxi driver’ in horrifying attack after night out in Paris as police hunt for suspect
Brit tourist ‘repeatedly raped by taxi driver’ in horror attack after night out in Paris as cops hunt suspect
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The UK and France are discussing strikes on Russia in case of a ceasefire violation, – AP
Top military officials from across Europe and beyond joined talks in Paris on Tuesday on the possible contours of an international security force for Ukraine
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From Marseille to Miami: The global equivalent of Putin’s Ukraine land grab
Imagine the United Kingdom being ordered to surrender all territory south of London. Or France waking up to find Marseille and Bordeaux captured.
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Friedrich Merz: Europe must strengthen nuclear deterrence, but not replace US shield
However, Friedrich Merz warns that such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe.
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Macron proposes one-month Ukraine ceasefire after London defense summit
Emmanuel Macron appears to have proposed a one-month ceasefire in Ukraine after returning from a defence summit with European and world leaders in London.
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Theatre managers are on the brink of bankruptcy as migrants have been staying in the building for three months following a free performance
Left-wing managers of a Paris theatre occupied by hundreds of homeless African migrants are set to abandon the building because of sex-related violence.
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Teen student ’who threw newborn baby to death’ from Paris hotel window in significant development
Mia McQuillin, 18, is charged with throwing her newborn baby - with the umbilical cord still attached - out of the window of an Ibis Styles Hotel in the French capital on Monday.
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It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says the son of the French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients
Relatives of Joël Le Scouarnec, accused of sexually assaulting young patients, describe his split personality in court.
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French scientists sustain fusion reaction for 22 minutes, breaking Chinese record
In France, scientists have set a new record for maintaining plasma combustion inside a fusion reactor, surpassing China’s previous achievement by 25%.
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British woman and partner ’allegedly shot dead by her estranged husband in France’
Alison Erb relocated overseas to begin a new life, but the 49-year-old woman was discovered dead alongside Loreto Di Salvatore in their apartment in the charming village of Roppentzwiller, France.
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Retired French surgeon confesses to ’despicable’ acts in child rape trial
A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anesthetic, told the opening of his trial in western France on Monday that he had committed "despicable" acts.
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Tesla sales in Europe nearly cut in half as Musk encounters criticism due to Trump connections
Tech billionaire, an influential adviser to the US president, is openly supportive of Germany’s far-right AfD party.
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Girl, 14, discovered in a holdall in the car trunk, trafficked to the UK after being handed over to French police, report states
Officers employing pain-inducing techniques on a detainee are among the report’s shocking findings.
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Indicted Lebanese banker transfers UK real estate holdings to brother
As French prosecutors investigated him for money laundering, Lebanese banker Marwan Kheireddine discreetly transferred ownership of his $200 million UK real estate empire to his brother...
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Explosive device detonates outside the Russian consulate in Marseille
No injuries were reported following the incident on Monday, which marks the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Baby dies after being ’thrown from hotel window by American tourist’ in Paris
An 18-year-old American tourist on a study trip to Paris with other students is suspected of throwing a newborn baby, which still had its umbilical cord attached, from the window of an Ibis Styles hotel.
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Prosecutors say British husband ’likely killed ex-pat wife in France during a staged home burglary that went wrong’
A British man found dead alongside his wife at their home in rural France likely killed her during a botched staged burglary, police believe.
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France terror attack: Assailant shouting ’Allahu Akbar’ stabs multiple people in Mulhouse
A market in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France, became a scene of carnage this afternoon when a 37-year-old Algerian man went on a rampage, stabbing several police officers, killing one and leaving several others injured.
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Serial pedophile surgeon with 300 child victims kept a disturbing diary bragging about his heinous crimes
Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was previously imprisoned for the rape and sexual assault of four victims, but he faces another trial next week after the police discovered diaries detailing hundreds of abuses.
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After shocking crimes in Pelicot, a French surgeon is set to face trial in a child sex abuse case
When police in western France searched surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec’s home after he raped his 6-year-old neighbour in 2017, they found a cache of sex dolls, wigs and child pornography.
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Gisele Pelicot’s attackers are already walking free weeks after guilty verdicts
Less than two months after more than 50 men were found guilty of the rape and abuse of Gisele Pelicot, at least six of them are already free.
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UK military too ’depleted’ to lead Ukraine peace mission - former Army chief
The UK military is "so run down" it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the Army has said.