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Several critically injured after driver rams into 10 people on French island

November 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A driver has rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast of France, leaving 10 people hurt including several in a critical condition. A local man in his […]

Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft

October 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris’ public prosecutor has said. They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Laure Beccuau’s office said. A main suspect was […]

Ten on trial over ‘malicious’ online comments claiming Brigitte Macron is a man

October 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

Ten people accused of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron are going on trial in Paris after allegedly making “malicious” comments claiming the French first lady is a man. Emmanuel Macron‘s wife has long been the subject of […]

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Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris

October 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum, French media say. The Paris prosecutor’s office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he […]

Gisèle Pelicot will return to court in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan’s appeal

October 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

The first day Gisèle Pelicot walked up the steps of the courthouse in Avignon in September 2024, she was an anonymous retired grandmother. Within weeks, this diminutive 72-year-old – the victim at the centre of […]

The International Criminal Court ‘deplores’ new US sanctions on judges and prosecutors

August 21, 2025 World Justice News 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “deplores” new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors in the ICC […]

Crackdown on Channel crossing social media adverts

August 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

People advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new offence the government plans to introduce. The offence, which the government is seeking to create under the Border […]

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps […]

Arrests over French cryptocurrency kidnapping plots

May 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

French police have arrested more than 20 people following a number of kidnapping plots targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and their families. Authorities said the arrests were in connection with investigations into a recent abduction attempt in […]

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

May 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

French film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set at a trial in Paris and given a suspended jail term of 18 months. The 76-year-old actor […]

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Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]