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Saad Lamjarred sentenced to 10 years for rape

Lamjarred maintains his innocence and plans to take the case to France’s top court

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Lamjarred intends to challenge the ruling before France’s Court of Cassation, one of his lawyers, Marie Burguburu said.

Pope promises sex abuse victims to prevent further harm

Pope’s landmark France visit stirs fervour, calls for peace and dignity

Pope Leo XIV (C) takes part in a torchlight procession following the Rosary Prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, southwestern France, on September 27, 2026 on the third day of his visit to France.

France working on UN resolution for Hormuz navigation

Paris pushes Security Council action to safeguard vital Hormuz shipping lane

France working on UN resolution for Strait of Hormuz navigation

Mbappe wears On boots for the first time against Turkey

France star debuts prototype On boots as brand steps onto football stage

Kylian Mbappe with On shoes

Pope in France on first official visit in 18 years

Macron, wife Brigitte greet 71-year-old pope at the airport

Pope Leo XIV (L) is welcomed by France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) on the tarmac after disembarking from the plane upon his arrival at the Orly airport, in the outskirts of Paris, on September 25, 2026 for his four days visit to France.

Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: All you need to know

Site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually

People walk in front of the Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire five days ahead of a visit by Pope Leo XIV to the site as part of his apostolic trip to France, in Lourdes on September 22, 2026.

Pope Leo in France: The issues on the table

Pope expected to face key issues while on first official visit to France

Pope Leo XIV boards his plane heading to Paris at Rome's Fiumicino airport on September 25, 2026.

Six French IS suspects due to stand trial in Iraq

Cases come as thousands of suspected Islamic State members are transferred from Syria

Baghdad takes on prosecutions of thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syria.

Mbappe switches Nike for On in shock move

Swiss sports brand On signs the French star in blow to Nike

The 27-year-old moves away from Nike

$100 oil hits streets as fuel anger spreads worldwide

Governments must choose between passing fuel costs to consumers or taking on more debt

French fishermen make a fire as they block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the governments attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions.

French police suspect train derailment was sabotage

Dozens injured as Rouen–Caen service derails near Renault factory

SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed.

Why a Hindu group’s Eiffel Tower visit ended in strike

A request involving female staff triggered worker anger, a strike and probe

Pedestrians walk past an entrance of Eiffel Tower in Paris on September 8, 2026. The Eiffel Tower reopened on September 8.

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