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Three fireworks technicians were injured in an explosion during preparations for a scheduled August 15 fireworks display in Gruissan, in southern France, on Saturday, prompting authorities to cancel the evening event. One of the injured workers, a woman, was reported to be in serious condition following the incident, according to local firefighters......
A carefully staged deception in Villejuif, in France's Val-de-Marne department, has left a homeowner without a collection of around 2,000 coins after three alleged criminals posed as public officials and police officers. The theft, which occurred on Thursday, August 13, is being treated as a so-called “theft by false identity”,......
The Paris public prosecutor's cybercrime division has opened a judicial investigation following a cyberattack that compromised data linked to nearly 700,000 users of France's tax administration. The case has been assigned to the Office for Combating Cybercrime (Ofac), which will investigate how the information was extracted and determine......
A 17-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, during the early hours of Saturday, prompting an investigation into attempted murder in an organized criminal context. The teenager was shot shortly after 1 a.m. on a public road in the Rhône commune, according to information reported by AFP. His condition......
Morocco has emerged as a central intermediary in the diplomatic efforts that led to the release of a French national detained in Mali, highlighting Rabat’s growing role in sensitive negotiations across the Sahel. According to information reported by the French newspaper Le Monde and relayed by H24info, Moroccan diplomacy helped facilitate......
Jordan Bardella, president of France’s National Rally (Rassemblement National), has received more than €1 million in publishing royalties since 2024, according to an updated financial disclosure released by France’s High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP). The figures show that Bardella earned a total of €1,035,178......
French authorities have opened a gendarmerie investigation after a video showing a heated exchange at a café in the Alpine resort of Les Deux Alpes sparked widespread condemnation over alleged antisemitic remarks. The incident, which was filmed by a Jewish man and subsequently circulated widely on social media, has drawn the attention......
French authorities evacuated a makeshift camp housing hundreds of homeless people from the grounds of the Samu social in Paris on Thursday, highlighting the mounting pressure on the capital’s emergency accommodation system. The camp, located inside and in front of the Samu social facility in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, had been......
Thailand has significantly tightened its controls against drug trafficking since June, prompting the French Embassy in Bangkok to issue a warning after at least 11 French nationals were detained over cannabis discovered in their luggage. The diplomatic alert comes as Thai authorities step up airport inspections and apply financial penalties......
Vice Admiral Olivier Lebas, a former commander of France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, has died in a mountain accident at the age of 62. Lebas, who had retired from active service and joined Airbus as a defense adviser in 2023, died on Wednesday, August 12, following a fall in the mountains. His death has prompted tributes......
The private beach experience long associated with Saint-Tropez and the French Riviera is finding a new setting in Paris, where upscale venues along the Seine are turning summer relaxation into a premium experience. In the capital, sun loungers, cocktails and waterfront terraces are increasingly being marketed as an exclusive alternative to......
The first outlines of Zinedine Zidane's coaching team with France have been unveiled, giving a clearer picture of the new era at the helm of Les Bleus. The French Football Federation (FFF) officially announced the first appointments on Thursday, confirming several familiar names around the former France international. David Bettoni named......
Former Swedish model Ebba Karlsson is preparing legal action against the French state, accusing the justice system of a “denial of justice” over the handling of the French component of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Karlsson's decision follows the death of Daniel Siad, whom she had accused of rape and human trafficking.......
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