Category: 4. World

  • Things to know about ex-French president and now prison inmate Nicolas Sarkozy

    Things to know about ex-French president and now prison inmate Nicolas Sarkozy

    PARIS (AP) — Once the most powerful person in France, Nicolas Sarkozy is now behind bars.

    Being locked up in Paris’ La Santé prison for criminal conspiracy is the latest twist in the uncommon life of…

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  • Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France’s crown jewels likely lost forever

    Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France’s crown jewels likely lost forever

    Paris — French authorities may well manage to track down and arrest the thieves who pulled off an audacious robbery of royal crown jewels from Paris’ iconic Louvre museum, but they’re unlikely to recover the national treasures, a…

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  • Germany’s Merz faces backlash over tying migrant deportations to ‘problem in the cityscape’ – POLITICO

    Germany’s Merz faces backlash over tying migrant deportations to ‘problem in the cityscape’ – POLITICO

    The backlash intensified after Merz was asked on Monday whether he wanted to retract some of the comment during a press conference that was largely intended to end an internal discussion about possible future cooperation with the far…

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  • What fueled a rare tornado that tore through Paris suburb and killed 1

    An unusually powerful tornado passed through a northern suburb of Paris on Monday, toppling construction cranes and killing at least one person, officials said.

    Authorities said the afternoon twister had a “rare intensity.” It injured at least…

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