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Budget 2026: French PM Lecornu proposes financial wealth tax as alternative to Zucman levy

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has opened the door to the left by proposing a new “financial wealth tax” as part of the 2026 budget discussions. The initiative is presented as an alternative to the so-called “Zucman tax” advocated by socialist lawmakers, which......

“Tinder rapist” Salim Berrada sentenced to 20 years in prison on appeal

The Court of Assizes in Créteil has sentenced Salim Berrada, nicknamed by the media as the “Tinder rapist,” to 20 years in prison, the maximum penalty he faced. This sentence comes after an initial conviction of 18 years in 2024. He has also been banned permanently from French territory. Berrada,......

October 2 strike sees sharp decline in turnout across France

The nationwide strike organized on October 2 attracted 195,000 demonstrators, according to figures from the French Interior Ministry. Among them, around 24,000 people marched in Paris. The General Confederation of Labour (CGT), however, reported a much higher number, claiming that nearly 600,000 people......

Knife attack in Marseille: Five injured, Suspect shot by Police

Five people were injured, including one critically, during a knife attack in the center of Marseille on Tuesday. The suspect, a 35-year-old Tunisian man legally residing in France, was shot and killed by police after a series of violent assaults. The incident began when the man, recently expelled from......

Ten-month suspended sentence requested against former Macron ally Eva Son Forget for cocaine-related driving offense

Former French lawmaker Eva Son Forget, previously known as Joachim Son Forget, faces a potential ten-month suspended prison sentence and a €6,000 fine. Prosecutors accuse the ex-Macronist MP of refusing to comply with police orders and driving under the influence of cocaine during an incident in......

Halima Ben Ali, daughter of former Tunisian leader, arrested in Paris at Tunisia’s request

Halima Ben Ali, one of the daughters of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was arrested in France on Tuesday at the request of Tunisian authorities, judicial sources reported. She is scheduled to appear before the general prosecutor on Wednesday for the formal notification of the provisional......

Loir-et-Cher:suspected femicide after woman found dead at home

French prosecutors are investigating a possible femicide after a woman in her thirties was found dead at her home in Salbris, Loir-et-Cher. The discovery was made one day after her husband died in a motorcycle accident, raising the possibility of a domestic homicide followed by suicide, according......

French hospital turns to crowdfunding to open 22 new beds

Évreux – In a striking sign of the strain on France’s public healthcare system, the Eure-Seine Hospital Center in Évreux has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the opening of 22 additional hospital beds. The initiative aims to raise €100,000 from citizens by November......

Migrant found dead on a beach in northern France

A migrant was found dead Sunday morning on a beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, amid numerous attempts to cross the English Channel over the weekend, authorities and the prosecutor’s office told AFP. The body was discovered in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont. The victim’s age and......

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