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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
2 dead, over 500 arrested after PSG win causes clashes in France
The clashes in France's Paris after Paris Saint-Germain's first Champions League title turned deadly on Saturday. As per the latest reports, at least two people, including a 17-year-old, have been killed due to the riots. Furthermore, France24 reported that police arrested nearly 500 people in the French capital after clashes broke out. However, after including the arrests made in Paris, French police have arrested a total of 559 people. This is a developing story...
Leaders
3 days ago
- Politics
- Leaders
Israel Plans to Build Jewish Israeli State in West Bank
Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that Israel planned to build a 'Jewish Israeli state' in the occupied West Bank, according to Al-Arabiya. Katz's remarks follow Israel's announcement of the creation of 22 new settlements in the West Bank. 'This is a decisive response to the terrorist organizations that are trying to harm and weaken our hold on this land,' Katz said. Katz also noted that the new settlements would be a clear message to French President Emmanuel Macron and his associates: they will recognize a Palestinian state on paper – but Israel will build the Jewish Israeli state here on the ground. Recognizing Palestinian State Last week, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that France was 'determined' to recognize a Palestinian State, according to France 24. Barrot also condemned Israel's 'indefensible' situation in Gaza caused by its heavy airstrikes and blockade of humanitarian aid. 'We cannot leave the children of Gaza a legacy of violence and hatred. So, all this must stop, and that's why we are determined to recognize a Palestinian state,' Barrot told France Inter radio. In this regard, he also emphasized that Paris supported a Netherlands-led initiative for a review of the cooperation agreement between the European Union and Israel. 'And I am actively working towards this, because we want to contribute to a political solution in the interest of the Palestinians but also for the security of Israel,' he added. Barrot's statement came after French President Emmanuel Macron joined British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a rare joint statement that made Israel very angry. The participating states said that they would not stand by 'further concrete actions' if Israel continued to block aid. Furthermore, they stressed their commitment to recognizing a Palestinian state. Related Topics: Israel Expands West Bank Settlements Amid International Condemnation Global Outrage Over Israeli Shots at Diplomats in West Bank Israeli Forces Open Fire near Diplomats Touring West Bank: PA Short link : Post Views: 16
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Rock collapse at Indonesia quarry kills at least 13
A rock collapse on Friday at a quarry in Indonesia's West Java killed at least 13 people and left around a dozen missing, local media reported. The incident reportedly took place in Gunung Kuda mine located in Bobos Village of Cirebon Regency, said Mamang Fatmono, acting head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office. Workers and heavy equipment were buried after rocks suddenly crumbled at the mining site in the city of Cirebon in West Java province at around 09:30 am local time (0230 GMT), as reported by France 24. Fatmono said he and ten of his personnel including policemen, soldiers, and volunteers, were carrying out the search and rescue operations at the scene. "Until now, 13 people have been found dead. Around five to six people might still be buried, and the figure might change," the head of the local disaster agency, Deni Nurcahya told news agency AFP on Friday evening. Excavators were seen working to move huge rocks in the area and personnel on the ground moving bags containing bodies to an ambulance on the television footage. More than two dozen people were trapped in the rubble when the quarry collapsed, the local police chief Sumarni said. Rescuers were able to pull a dozen injured people from the debris during a grueling search effort with nine of them being hospitalized with serious injuries, he added. West Java governor Mulyadi too on his Instagram account said the site was dangerous and "does not meet safety standards for workers". In 2023, eight workers died after being trapped in an illegal gold mine in Central Java. In July last year 23 people lost their lives and another 35 people were missing when a landslide hit a remote village near an illegal gold mine on the central island of Sulawesi. Earlier this month an explosion while disposing ammunition in Indonesia had killed 13 people, including soldiers where the initial explosion was immediately followed by another blast. The incident had sparked an investigation into the cause and safety of the procedures.
Sky News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Brigitte Macron: Schoolteacher to France's first lady
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Emmanuel Macron has played down a video of him being pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte, as the couple prepared to leave their plane to begin their tour of South East Asia. The French president said he was just joking with the first lady and the incident was "nothing". But the footage has put the pair and their relationship in the global spotlight. In today's episode, Niall Paterson talks to France 24's international affairs editor, Philip Turle, about who Brigitte Macron is, how the couple are viewed in France and the online rumours that have dogged them.
News18
5 days ago
- News18
Who Is Joel Le Scouarnec, ‘Worst Paedophile In Medical History'? He Also Raped His Son's...
Last Updated: Joel Le Scouarnec was sentenced to 20 years in prison over being guilty of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims. The trial of 'France's worst-ever paedophile," aka former surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, has finally concluded with the court sentencing him to a maximum of 20 years in prison. Joel Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims, most of whom were his minor patients. The 74-year-old was accused of carrying out a pattern of violence spanning over three decades between 1989 and 2014, committing the crime against 158 boys and 141 girls. 'You were the devil and he sometimes is dressed in a white coat," said prosecutor Stephane Kellenberger at the end of the trial, with Judge Aude Buresi noting that Scouarnec used to prey on his victims in their hospital rooms, with some unconscious under anaesthesia. 'Your acts were a blind spot in the medical world, to the extent that your colleagues, the medical authorities, were incapable of stopping your actions," the judge added. Earlier in March, Scouarnec himself admitted to sexually abusing all 299 victims, as per the BBC. Dubbed as France's 'worst-ever" paedophile, Scouarnec was already in prison after being sentenced in 2020 to 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting four children, including his nieces. He remained on trial since late February, resulting in shocking testimonies from dozens of his victims. At a time when the trial has been sparking major reactions, with many furious over how Scouarnec got away with the abuse for over a decade, here's a brief backstory for the former doctor. Who Is Joel Le Scouarnec? At the heart of the much-publicised case is Joel Le Scouarnec, the 74-year-old retired surgeon who once worked in France's Brittany. Born in Paris, Scouarnec qualified as a surgeon at a medical facility in Nantes in 1983. In 1994, he was hired at a private clinic, following which he went on to work across a dozen hospitals in the west of France. It was eventually in 2017 that the surgeon caught the attention of the French authorities after a six-year-old neighbour in Jonzac reported about 'a man with a crown of white hair" exposing himself and sexually touching her through a broken garden fence. This led to the beginning of an investigation that uncovered a horror that no one ever imagined. The authorities discovered multiple hard drives containing over 3 lakh pictures and videos of child sexual abuse, as well as notebooks with details of the alleged abuse towards his child patients. The police also discovered a collection of dolls, some life-sized, under the floorboards. 'I am a paedophile and I always will be," one of the posts in the notebooks read. Among the many victims, one of the most shocking revelations came after Scouarnec confessed to sexually abusing the daughter of his eldest son. 'I acknowledge acts of sexual abuse against my granddaughter," he said in the court, as per France24. During the testimony, his eldest son recalled having a happy childhood, saying that his father was always busy with his medical practice, Noting that he grew up in a family where a lot of things were not discussed, the son shared that he learned only a few months before his father's arrest in 2017. His mother, Marie-France, who divorced Scouarnec in 2023, had never told him about the crimes. It was in May 2017 when the son got to know the truth from his father, only to later learn from his cousins that his father had abused them as children. Around the same time, his 42-year-old brother also testified in court, claiming that he had been raped and sexually abused by his grandfather—Scouarnec's father—when he was between 5 and 10 years old. First Published:
