https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Human rights groups on Saturday hailed the arrest of a Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist in France on suspicion of crimes against humanity, war crimes and complicity in acts of torture. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260510/pro-russian-separatist-held-in-france-over-ukraine-torture-claims Sun, 10 May 2026 09:21:36 +0200 pro-russian-separatist-held-in-france-over-ukraine-torture-claims Forty-six people were taken into custody in Paris on Saturday in connection with banned protests by far-right and anti-fascist groups, police told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260510/46-in-custody-in-paris-over-banned-far-right-and-anti-fascist-marches Sun, 10 May 2026 09:12:46 +0200 46-in-custody-in-paris-over-banned-far-right-and-anti-fascist-marches Elon Musk has launched a tirade against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260509/musk-rants-at-french-prosecutors-probing-his-x-platform Sat, 09 May 2026 16:40:04 +0200 musk-rants-at-french-prosecutors-probing-his-x-platform Two British men are suspected of being behind a €16 million scam centred on a château in south-west France - one has been arrested in Spain, the other is still being sought by French police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260505/british-man-arrested-over-e16m-french-chateau-scam Tue, 05 May 2026 11:57:33 +0200 british-man-arrested-over-e16m-french-chateau-scam European Union prosecutors have launched a probe into a possible misappropriation of EU funds, after a complaint alleged France's far-right National Rally had used European grants to benefit its leader Jordan Bardella, a source close to the case told AFP Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/eu-prosecutors-probe-alleged-misuse-of-funds-linked-to-french-far-right-leader-bardella-sources-report Thu, 07 May 2026 16:28:31 +0200 eu-prosecutors-probe-alleged-misuse-of-funds-linked-to-french-far-right-leader-bardella-sources-report Parisian authorities have remanded in custody 95 people, including nine minors, following unrest in the French capital after Paris Saint-Germain reached the Champions League final, the public prosecutor's office said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/scores-arrested-in-paris-after-psg-reach-champions-league-final Thu, 07 May 2026 11:18:27 +0200 scores-arrested-in-paris-after-psg-reach-champions-league-final French judicial officials have appointed an investigating magistrate to probe US tech billionaire Elon Musk over possible abuses on his social media network X, sources close to the case said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260508/france-hands-musk-x-probe-to-investigating-judge Fri, 08 May 2026 08:25:37 +0200 france-hands-musk-x-probe-to-investigating-judge A French village was in shock Thursday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school the previous day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/french-village-in-shock-after-teen-killed-on-way-to-school Thu, 07 May 2026 10:46:15 +0200 french-village-in-shock-after-teen-killed-on-way-to-school A French court Wednesday sentenced the ringleader of a fake bank adviser scam in absentia to six years in prison, issuing a warrant for his arrest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/french-court-sentences-bank-scam-godfather-to-six-years Thu, 07 May 2026 08:14:05 +0200 french-court-sentences-bank-scam-godfather-to-six-years MPs in France’s National Assembly have approved measures extending the detention period for ‘dangerous’ foreign nationals to seven months. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260506/french-mps-vote-to-extend-detention-period-for-dangerous-foreigners Wed, 06 May 2026 14:53:19 +0200 french-mps-vote-to-extend-detention-period-for-dangerous-foreigners Former French model Juliette G. says it took her years to make sense of how she ended up in a New York bedroom with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260505/ex-model-accuses-french-scout-of-grooming-her-for-epstein Tue, 05 May 2026 10:30:13 +0200 ex-model-accuses-french-scout-of-grooming-her-for-epstein France's interior minister vowed Sunday a crackdown on illegal raves as he flew over a giant party at a military site that defied warnings about the risk of possible explosions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260503/french-minister-vows-crackdown-on-illegal-raves Sun, 03 May 2026 18:31:59 +0200 french-minister-vows-crackdown-on-illegal-raves Up to 40,000 partygoers gathered on Saturday for an illegal rave at a military site in France, defying warnings about the risk of possible explosions from old ordnance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260503/illegal-party-at-french-military-site-draws-up-to-40000-ravers Sun, 03 May 2026 09:32:57 +0200 illegal-party-at-french-military-site-draws-up-to-40000-ravers France's municipal police officers could be given extra powers, including the right to issue €200 fines for 18 offences including speeding, flytipping and unlicensed street sales. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260430/why-local-police-in-france-might-soon-have-more-powers Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:03:21 +0200 why-local-police-in-france-might-soon-have-more-powers France has launched a probe into the reappearance of a website that enabled sex criminal Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife, prosecutors said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260429/france-probes-return-of-adult-website-linked-to-mass-rape Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:23:02 +0200 france-probes-return-of-adult-website-linked-to-mass-rape A French court on Monday sentenced a French rapper to a 15-month suspended jail term for 'defending terrorism' over a song that appeared to reference a 2016 terror attack that left 86 dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260427/french-court-hands-rapper-suspended-term-for-defending-terrorism Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:46:27 +0200 french-court-hands-rapper-suspended-term-for-defending-terrorism An American woman who has accused Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault after being recruited in Paris has spoken of the pain of the late Egyptian-born businessman never being held to account. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260427/us-woman-speaks-of-ordeal-in-france-al-fayed-trafficking-probe Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:35:12 +0200 us-woman-speaks-of-ordeal-in-france-al-fayed-trafficking-probe Local authorities in certain parts south-west France have joined a scheme to suspend the licences of anyone caught using a phone while driving - even if they have an otherwise clean licence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260427/south-west-france-to-begin-suspending-licences-of-drivers-caught-on-phone Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:12:05 +0200 south-west-france-to-begin-suspending-licences-of-drivers-caught-on-phone French prosecutors said Friday they had charged 88 people over a spate of kidnappings related to cryptocurrency, including more than 10 minors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260425/france-charges-88-over-crypto-kidnappings Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:33:20 +0200 france-charges-88-over-crypto-kidnappings France has charged a policeman suspected of fracturing the skull of a 19-year-old woman during a 2018 beating, in a landmark case of alleged police brutality, prosecutors said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260425/france-charges-policeman-suspected-of-breaking-womans-skull Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:20:05 +0200 france-charges-policeman-suspected-of-breaking-womans-skull