Tag: French
Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You’ll...
CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFPThey pleaded with the judges to hand down sentences that reflected the extent of the suffering of Gisèle Pelicot and her family.Mr...
Gisèle Pelicot condemns rape accused and says French society must change
ReutersLater in the day the court heard a statement from Dominique Pelicot given to police in November 2020, two months after he was...
Dictionary of the French Academy presented to President Macron
Forty years after they began the task – and nearly four hundred years after receiving their first commission – sages in Paris have...
French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo
French military technology is being used in Sudan's brutal civil war in violation of a UN arms embargo, rights organisation Amnesty International has...
French headteacher describes spiral of events that led to beheading
@ch_capuanoThey are among eight people on trial at the court in Paris who all deny the charges against them, while not denying their...
Algeria silent after civil war book wins top French award
Getty ImagesFor the first time, an Algerian author has won France’s top literary award, the Goncourt, with a searing account of his country’s...
Body of missing person found in French attic by new buyers
New buyers were renovating their house in eastern France when they discovered something strange in the attic - the previous owner's body, prosecutors...
French families sue TikTok over harmful content
TikTok is being sued by seven families in France, who accuse the social media giant of exposing their children to harmful content -...
Drugs-related shooting sparks mass brawl in French city
A drug trafficking-related shooting in the western French city of Poitiers escalated into a brawl on Thursday night involving up to 600 people,...
