A French court has sentenced Chen Zhangjie, the Chinese captain of the Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay, to one year in prison in absentia and issued an arrest warrant for failing to comply with orders during an inspection in international waters, with the vessel suspected of transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.
Tariq Ramadan, who was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 18 years in prison for three rapes, has stated his intention to return to France for a new, adversarial trial once his health permits.
A Yazidi woman has testified in a French court, recounting her harrowing experiences of rape, slavery, and eventual escape from the Islamic State, as part of an ongoing genocide trial where a French jihadist's ex-wife also previously testified about his transformation into a slave owner.
A French court has ruled against the government's attempt to temporarily shut down the online retailer Shein, which faced scrutiny over the sale of child-like sex dolls and prohibited weapons.
A French court of appeal is set to rule on Thursday regarding the potential suspension of Shein's marketplace in France, following a lower court's rejection of a total ban but acknowledgment of 'serious damage to public order'.
A Lyon administrative court has once again validated the request by the Anticor association for the publication of expense reports from former Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional president Laurent Wauquiez, giving the regional authority six months to comply.
The French Court of Auditors has criticized the state's prolonged inaction against widespread car registration fraud, which has been exacerbated by the massive outsourcing of registration processes without adequate safeguards.
The Administrative Court of Bordeaux has rejected an environmental association's request to suspend the construction of a controversial Flying Whales airship factory in Laruscade, Gironde, validating its implantation.
A French court has ordered the state to suspend ptarmigan hunting for five years. These birds are primarily found in Arctic and boreal regions, with small, isolated groups in the French Alps and Pyrenees.
A French court on Thursday (February 26) sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari to prison for justifying terrorism in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in…
A French court on Thursday sentenced an Iranian woman, Mahdieh Esfandiari, to one year in prison on charges of justifying terrorism in a move that observers believe could spur Paris' negotiations with Tehran for the release of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are detained in Iran.
A French administrative court upheld a speeding fine for a woman who drove 43 km/h over the limit to take her cancer-stricken husband to urgent medical care, ruling it lacked jurisdiction to overturn the sanction based on medical emergency.
A French administrative court annulled the procedure for awarding a water market contract in the Île-de-France region to Suez, citing a violation of the principle of equal treatment for candidates.
Amélie de Montchalin, the newly appointed president of the French Court of Auditors, will recuse herself from debates concerning public finances for 2025. Her appointment sparked controversy due to potential conflicts of interest, as she previously served as a government minister.
A French court has suspended Georgia's $383 million payment to ENKA Renewables, the company involved in the Namakhvani HPP project, following the termination of their contract in 2021.
Turkey has announced that its air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran over NATO skies, marking another near-miss incident and escalating the threat to the region.
The Paris Court of Appeal has ordered former bishop Jean-Michel di Falco to pay over €160,000 in damages to a man who accused him of rape and sexual assault in the 1970s.
Amélie de Montchalin, President of the French Court of Accounts, has excluded herself from debates on the 2026 budget due to her previous role as Minister of Public Action and Accounts.
The Paris Court of Appeal has rejected the French government's attempt to suspend the operations of Shein's digital marketplace, which allows other sellers and brands to offer their products.
Nicolas Zepeda, accused of killing Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki in December 2016, appeared before a French criminal court in Lyon for his third trial, where he again proclaimed his innocence.
A French court has begun the first trial in France examining the Yazidi genocide, with Sabri Essid being tried in absentia for 'genocide'. Two Yazidi women are expected to testify about their enslavement.
A major fraud scandal in France's vehicle registration system has allowed approximately one million 'ghost cars' to circulate illegally on French roads, according to a report by the French Court of Auditors.
The US Justice Department published additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein.
A French appeal court upheld one jail term and reduced three others over the chain of events that led to the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty by a Chechen jihadist in October 2020.
A French court upheld the Interior Ministry's decision to label Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise (LFI) as 'far left,' rejecting the party's appeal and impacting its candidates' classification in upcoming municipal elections.
An Iranian national, Mahdieh Esfandiari, has been sentenced to a year in prison by a French court for promoting terrorism on social media. Observers suggest she could become a bargaining chip in negotiations with Tehran for the release of French nationals held in Iran.
A French court is set to deliver its verdict in the trial of Iranian Mahdieh Esfandiari, accused of glorifying terrorism, with speculation she could be a bargaining chip for French nationals held in Tehran.
A French court handed suspended prison sentences and five-year bans from France to three men from Gozo who were arrested last month in the Savoie region in connection with a large-scale crime.
A French court has confirmed the decision to ban beach restaurants (paillotes) in La Grande Motte, rejecting an appeal by the mayor and three operating companies.
A French court has acquitted a former DGSE engineer accused of delivering classified defense information to a foreign power, despite the prosecution's request for a four-year prison sentence.
A former French Senate adviser has received a one-year suspended sentence for collecting over 1,800 sexual images, primarily taken without consent in public.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new policy reinstating gender testing and effectively preventing transgender women from competing in women's Olympic events by limiting participation to 'biological females' ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Preacher Tariq Ramadan has been convicted in absentia and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rapes of three complainants, having not appeared in court during the three-week trial.
The French Court of Accounts has sharply criticized the country's territorial policies, covering areas like colleges, social housing, and security, highlighting that despite substantial funding, the allocation and impact remain unclear.
A French court has rejected an attempt by France to temporarily ban the online platform Shein, which had been sought due to concerns over child-like sex dolls and weapons being sold.
A report from the French Court of Auditors, presented Monday, suggests a reduction in salary guarantee rights due to a probable long-term increase in scheme charges, recommending examination of all levers to reduce imbalance.
A French court has commenced a landmark trial examining the Islamic State (IS) group’s campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in northern Iraq, marking the first time France has prosecuted a suspect for genocide linked to these attacks.
A Paris court has rejected Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal to offset an upcoming six-month prison sentence with time already served under house arrest. The former French president will not go to jail, but another legal proceeding is set to begin soon.
A French court on Monday reduced on appeal the prison sentences of three men convicted over the 2020 jihadist beheading of a teacher who showed a class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Samuel Paty, 47, was murdered in October 2020 by Abdoullakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old radical Islamist of Chechen origin, in an act that horrified France.
Anzorov was killed in a shoot-out with police.
Two friends of Anzorov, French national Naim Boudaoud and Azim Epsirkhanov, a Russian of Chechen origin, had th...
A French court has sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari for justifying terrorism, in a case potentially linked to a prisoner swap for two French citizens held in Iran.
The French Court of Accounts has issued a warning regarding the conditions of a contract between the French state and GazelEnergie, the operator of the Gardanne power plant, highlighting a significant increase in public support to 1.5 billion euros.
Former Wagner Group members are reportedly serving as security agents on ships belonging to Russia's 'ghost fleet,' as revealed in a French court case.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's legal team has requested a French court to merge two conviction sentences into time served with an ankle monitor.
A French court is set to determine its jurisdiction over the Chinese captain of the oil tanker Boracay, which is reportedly part of Russia's 'shadow fleet,' after he failed to comply with French navy orders off the coast of Brittany.
