French Officer Accused of Shooting Teen to Be Charged Only With Manslaughter
The shooting of Nahel Merzouk in 2023 set off unrest across France, where his treatment was seen as emblematic of police brutality toward ethnic minorities.
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EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products
Lawmakers will outlaw use of 31 meat-related names as part of efforts to help livestock farmers in food supply marketsEU lawmakers have agreed to ban meaty names such as steak and bacon for vegetarian and vegan foods, but “veggie burgers” and “meat-fre…
MSF files defamation complaint against British far-right group
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, or MSF) has filed a complaint for defamation against a British far-right group after one of its teams was verbally attacked in northern France last year while returning from an assignment to…
French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen Nahel
A French appeals court ruled Thursday that a policeman who shot and killed a teenager in 2023 in a Paris suburb, sparking protests, should be tried for violence that led to death.
Kanye West ‘not welcome’ to perform in Marseille, French mayor says
Controversial hip hop sensation Kanye West has been shunned by France’s second-biggest city Marseille after the local mayor said he was “not welcome” to perform there.
The Code of Sovereignty: India’s Strategic Gamble In The Global Fighter Jet Market
The recent clearance by India’s Defence Acquisition Council for 114 Dassault Rafale jets, a deal valued at approximately ₹3.25 lakh Crores, marks a pivotal moment for India’s aerial strategy.While French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged significant technology transfer following the recent A.I. Summit, a critical caveat remains: the refusal to share sensitive source codes. This restriction
Strategic Sovereignty: Why India Keeps America’s Top Fighters At Arm’s Length
India has steadfastly refused American fighter jets, even as the United States has pitched nearly every model in its arsenal over the past two decades. From F-16s to F-35s, the offers have come thick and fast, yet New Delhi has turned them down each time, wrote Shiv Aroor a respected defence analyst of NDTV web portal.Consider the current spectacle over Iran. F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from
Former hostage Louis Arnaud discusses life in Evin prison – and his fears for Iran’s future
French citizen Louis Arnaud was detained in Iran in 2022 and spent nearly two years in the country’s notorious Evin prison. He tells FRANCE 24 why Israeli-US strikes on Iran have brought new dangers for Iran’s prisoners, tens of thousands of whom have…
French police arrest two more suspects over killing of far-right activist
Two more men were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon on 12 February.
French prosecutors probe late Harrods owner Al-Fayed, brother over alleged sex trafficking
French investigators have uncovered an alleged sex‑trafficking network operating behind the luxury associated with Mohamed Al‑Fayed’s Ritz hotel and Riviera yachts, with several victims reporting severe abuse and a tightly organised system of exploita…