Paris, France: Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, convicted in December for organising the rape of his then-wife Gisele Pelicot by dozens of strangers, was questioned on Thursday by an investigating magistrate over an attempted rape, as well as a rape and murder, in the 1990s, his lawyer said. Pelicot, 72, who was sentenced in December to 20 … Read more
French investigators said on Tuesday they had opened a judicial probe into money laundering, tax fraud and other charges at Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which said it denied the allegations. The economic and financial crime section of the Paris public prosecutor’s office (JUNALCO) said in a statement that the probe includes money laundering … Read more
A woman in France has received a life sentence for starving her 13-year-old daughter to death simply because she resembled her father. According to People, Sandrine Pissarra was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years in a French court on Friday for the death of her daughter Amandine in August 2020. The … Read more
“Elon Musk is creating a threat to democracies,” French PM Francois Bayrou said. Paris: Billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of social media network X, poses a threat to democracies, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday. “Elon Musk is creating a threat to democracies,” Bayrou said in a local TV interview. “Money should not … Read more
Montpellier: A French woman was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for starving to death her daughter, who died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 13 after years of abuse. The court in the southern city of Montpellier convicted Sandrine Pissarra, 54, of inflicting acts of torture and barbarity on … Read more
Nice: The mayor of Nice issued Friday an order limiting visits large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera city. The order signed by the mayor of the Nice urban area, Christian Estrosi, prohibits cruise ships carrying more than 900 passengers from putting them ashore for sight-seeing excursions of the Mediterranean port city. … Read more
Image source: ANI/PTI The French ambassador’s cell phone was stolen. Crime incidents are on the rise in Delhi, the country’s capital, these days. Thefts, murders and robberies have been reported in the capital area. So far, the news has been about ordinary people. Surprisingly, however, even the French ambassador is not safe in the country’s … Read more