Karim Benzema: French footballer guilty in sex tape blackmail case
The Real Madrid striker is convicted of conspiring to blackmail fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena. from: BBC News
Archivi tag: French
Crowd trouble threatens future of French football, says sports minister
France’s sports minister says repeated crowd trouble at Ligue 1 matches is putting the “survival” of French football “at stake”. from: BBC News
French school bus experiment brings hope to Toulouse estates
Three sprawling estates have been part of a social experiment to improve education for children. from: BBC News
AS Venus from Tahiti make 20,000-mile round trip for French Cup game against Trelissac
Tahiti’s AS Venus undertake a 20,000-mile round trip to take part in the French Cup in an away game played on the mainland. from: BBC News
French teenage jogger admits lying about kidnap escape
The 17-year-old had claimed she escaped her kidnappers, in a case that has gripped France. from: BBC News
Mireille Knoll: Killer of French Holocaust survivor jailed for life
A man is sentenced for murdering 85-year-old Jewish woman Mireille Knoll in 2018. from: BBC News
French Court Convicts Man in the Murder of a Holocaust Survivor
The man, Yacine Mihoub, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Mireille Knoll, 85, in 2018, which judges said was a hate crime motivated by the fact that she was Jewish. From: New York Times
Ex-French president Francois Hollande testifies over 2015 Paris attacks
Francois Hollande tells the trial over the 2015 IS attacks that they couldn’t have been prevented. from: BBC News
Missing French teenage jogger found alive says she escaped kidnappers
The 17-year-old girl was found in a state of shock about 10km from where she had gone for a run. from: BBC News
French 17-year-old feared abducted while jogging
Search teams with rescue dogs are scouring woodland after the disappearance of a 17-year-old woman. from: BBC News
French Catholic Church Will Sell Assets to Compensate Abuse Victims
The measure was one of several measures announced by French bishops, one month after a landmark report on sexual abuse by clergy members in France. From: New York Times
Police Officer Stabbed on French Riviera, Authorities Say
Gérald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, said an assailant had stabbed an officer in Cannes. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. From: New York Times
French Clerical Abuse Report Puts Spotlight on Confession
In rare instances, it noted, the secrecy around the sacrament had been used to cover up abuse cases, again raising issues of whether church or state law should prevail. From: New York Times
Migrant crossings: One dead and second missing off French coast
French authorities say they have rescued about 400 people from small boats near Calais.
Fishing row: Brexit minister in Paris for talks with French
France has warned punitive measures are still “on the table” if a deal cannot be reached. from: BBC News
Fishing row: UK boat held by French released
The British trawler’s owners said they were “delighted” as the crew left the French port in Le Havre. from: BBC News
Aukus: French president says Australian PM lied over submarine deal
Asked if Australia’s leader was untruthful, France’s president responds: “I don’t think, I know.” from: BBC News
UK summons French ambassador amid post-Brexit fishing rights row
from: BBC News The UK government condemns “unjustified” threats from France after a British trawler was detained.
Rémy Daillet: Conspiracist charged over alleged French coup plot
Rémy Daillet is accused of forming an extremist group to plan attacks against the French state. from: BBC News
Fishing rights row: French threats disappointing, says Frost
The Brexit minister seeks “urgent clarification” after France says it will block ports to UK boats. from: BBC News