Events

Mathieu Kassovitz judges "rioters" as necessary on RMC

Guest on "Grandes Gueules," the actor estimated that rioters were "necessary," seeing them as a reaction to a government that would only "understand force."

Falaise: gendarme loses case over compulsory transfer

The urgent applications judge of the Caen administrative court dismissed the former commander of the Falaise brigade who was challenging his compulsory transfer, while partially suspending his assignment to Ouistreham.

Deadly explosion at Montebello distillery: update on the judicial investigation

The Public Prosecutor of Pointe-à-Pitre provides an update on the investigation opened following the deadly explosion at the Montebello distillery in Petit-Bourg, more than three months after the incident. A judge is about to be seized of the case.

Gabriel Attal says the country would not "recover" from a Mélenchon-Le Pen duel

Guest on BFMTV on November 4, 2026, Renaissance candidate Gabriel Attal warned that France would not recover from a second-round runoff pitting Jean-Luc Mélenchon against Marine Le Pen.

Ciotti judges Bruno Retailleau 'more credible'

Eric Ciotti, president of the UDR and mayor of Nice, stated on BFMTV that Bruno Retailleau, the LR candidate for the presidential election, is 'more credible'.

Var: general acquittal on appeal in the Sittomat corruption case

The appeals court overturned the first-instance judgment in the Sittomat case, an intermunicipal union responsible for waste management for 44 Var municipalities, resulting in a general acquittal.

Jeumont: Nexans fined €40,000 after death of temporary worker

The company Nexans has been fined €40,000 following the death of a temporary worker in Jeumont. The judgment concerns the employer's failures regarding safety.

Parents who enrolled their son in Châteaudun rather than Brou lose their case

Parents who considered it more convenient to enroll their son in Châteaudun rather than Brou have lost their case in court.

Poll: 77% of French people believe free expression is threatened

According to a CSA poll for CNews, Europe 1, and Le Journal du Dimanche, 77% of French people believe that certain opinions can no longer be freely expressed in public debate.

Saint-Quentinois: Two children flee through the window to escape their father

On November 1, a 14-year-old boy and his 15-year-old sister climbed out the window to reach gendarmes and escape their father; the case has been referred to the sentencing judge.

Paimpol: residents contest felling of 32 trees

Fourteen residents of the Kernoa neighborhood in Paimpol have filed an application with the Rennes administrative court's summary judge to suspend the prefectural authorization to fell 32 trees as part of a redevelopment project.

Var: trial of a father for rapes and sexual assaults on minors

The criminal court of Var is trying a family man accused of rape, sexual assaults and voyeurism against his daughter's friends, aged 8 to 10, between 2019 and 2024 in La Seyne. He denies rape but admits to assaults.

French Guiana: court rejects injunction against bridge over Mataroni Creek

The interim judge at the administrative tribunal of Cayenne has rejected the lawsuit filed by associations Maiouri Nature Guyane and Cerato against the prefectural authorization granted to the ONF (National Forestry Office) to build a bridge over Mataroni Creek in Régina.

Strasbourg: municipal police officer reinstated pending final ruling

Suspected of failings and temporarily suspended for ten months, a Strasbourg municipal police officer has obtained from the administrative court his reinstatement pending a ruling on the merits.

A column deems the constitutional revision sought by the National Rally (RN) non-compliant with the Constitution

A column revisits the National Rally's request for a constitutional revision by referendum, deemed non-compliant with the Constitution, comparing it to the 1962 Gaullist precedent.

Saône-et-Loire: Mayor of Melay criticizes film Moulin

Jean-Claude Ducarre, mayor of Melay in Saône-et-Loire, strongly criticizes the film Moulin, which he considers too far removed from the reality of the facts and flirting with revisionism.