- Jul 2
Russian shadow fleet tanker owner fined €1 million by French court after Atlantic interception
The owner of the Tagor, a tanker in Moscow’s shadow fleet intercepted by the French navy in May, was ordered to pay a €1 million fine and the vessel is now free to leave French territorial waters, the Brest prosecutor said Thursday.
- Jun 29
French lawyers and magistrates stage nationwide 'justice morte' protests against Darmanin’s criminal justice reforms
On Monday, magistrates, lawyers and court staff rallied in cities from Paris to Agen to oppose a government criminal justice reform, hours before the bill faces its first reading in the National Assembly.
- Jun 17
Eric Roy, Brest coach who led club from near relegation to Champions League, dies at 58
The French football community mourns Eric Roy, the Stade Brestois manager who masterminded an unlikely Champions League qualification, died of pancreatic cancer at 58 on Wednesday. He kept his illness secret for three and a half years.
- Jun 15
France rallies for 'integral law' after murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna
Thousands gathered at courthouses across France for a second Monday of protests, demanding a comprehensive law against sexual and gender-based violence following the killing of Lyhanna, 11.
- Jun 11
French singer Patrick Bruel indicted for rape and sexual assault, released under strict court supervision
Patrick Bruel, 67, faces four formal charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual harassment following two days of police questioning. A judge released him on €500,000 bail but barred him from leaving France.
- Jun 1
French Navy, backed by UK, seizes Russian shadow-fleet tanker Tagor in Atlantic; Kremlin cries 'piracy'
French naval forces, with British helicopter support, boarded and seized the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic on Sunday, the fourth such interception of a suspected Russian shadow-fleet vessel since September. The Kremlin denounced the operation as bordering on international piracy.
