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French jury upholds jail terms for three rugby players over 2017 gang rape

(From left) Irishman Denis Coulson, New Zealander Rory Grice and Frenchman Loick Jammes during their 2024 trial in Bordeaux, France.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 4, 2026

A forensic imagery analyst said pictures and video of wreckage posted online were consistent with a US F-15E Strike Eagle, which carries two crew members.

French and Japanese-owned ships make first Hormuz crossings

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in schools

Since the beginning of the year, 78 staff members have been suspended, including 31 on suspicion of sexual violence, said the Paris mayor.

French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz, data shows

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, is seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

French far-left MEP Rima Hassan to be tried in July over post on X

FILE PHOTO: Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, of the French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), attend a political rally by the alliance of left-wing parties, called the \"Nouveau Front Populaire\" (New Popular Front) in Montreuil, near Paris, on the first day of official campaigning for the upcoming French parliamentary elections, France, June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

French-owned container ship exits Hormuz in first since Iran war

The vessel stuck close to the Iranian coast, moving through a channel between the islands of Qeshm and Larak.

Airbus bets on helicopter capability for tomorrow's war drones

A drone at the Survey Copter factory, an Airbus subsidiary, in Pierrelatte, southern France. At Survey Copter, a French SME integrated into Airbus, the European aerospace corporation is leaning on its know-how in helicopters to develop drones — which have become the sinews of modern warfare — and to make them cooperate with manned aircraft.

South Korea, France agree to deepen defence cooperation amid Middle East conflict

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shaking hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a joint press conference in Seoul on April 3.

France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk

The Muslim faithful attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at Stade Auguste-Delaune in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

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