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Six French Islamic State suspects could face death penalty as Iraqi court opens trial

The defendants were among 47 French Islamic State detainees transferred from prisons in northeast Syria last year as part of a broader relocation process overseen by US forces and Iraqi authorities.

A court building, where six French nationals accused of belonging to Islamic State are standing trial, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 20, 2026.
BASTIEN BOUILLON in "At Work."

In 'At Work', Bouillon charms in a predictable look at a struggling novelist - review

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

How can new olim navigate Israel’s 2026 election? French immigrant builds online quiz to help

The Azcatitlan Codex, an ancient Aztec pictorial manuscript on loan from France, is displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City on September 17, 2026

France loans Mexico rare Aztec manuscript as nations celebrate 200 years of diplomatic ties


French diplomats were detained for breaking Iran's laws, Araghchi tells France FM Barrot in call

The Iranian Foreign Minister's Telegram channel shared a statement claiming that both diplomats acted in an "unconventional and inconsistent manner compared with how foreign officials should act."

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iranian security personnel harassed, detained French embassy staff in Tehran, FM Barrot says

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that the two staff members were detained and interrogated for several hours without reason, with one agent being physically assaulted in the process. 

Iranian security forces stand guard in front of the French embassy in Tehran during a protest by supporters of Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian woman who was arrested in France in February on October 21, 2025.

Paris plaque honoring Holocaust rescuers vandalized before Vel d’Hiv commemoration

The plaque, which honors Arsene et Angele Richard and their daughter Marcelle for saving the life of 13-year-old Edmond Rajchman, was broken down the middle and is now missing most of the words.

Commemorative plaque honoring Righteous Among the Nations vandalized in Paris in July 2026.

Saka's hat trick pushes England over France in 10-goal thriller to secure third place at World Cup

France star Kylian Mbappe scored twice to raise his total to 10 goals in this World Cup and 22 in just 22 matches in his World Cup career.

Bukayo Saka #7 of England celebrates scoring his team's fifth and hat trick goal with teammates Jude Bellingham #10 and Reece James #24 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final between France and England at Miami Stadium on July 18, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Wine Talk: Kosher in Bordeaux

From Léoville Poyferré to Cos d’Estournel, Bordeaux’s leading estates are proving that kosher wines can preserve the character and soul of their terroir.

PAGODA TURRETS of Chateau Cos d’Estournel: The writer (L) with Menachem Israelievitch and Olivier Cuvelier.

European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report

This comes as Europe is getting hit by what one DEA officer called “a tsunami of cocaine,” and follows an operation in which a French Navy sniper shot the engine of a high-speed smuggling vessel.

Still from a video of a French Navy sniper shooting the engine of a cocaine smuggling boat, October 18, 2025

The uniqueness of hatred toward the Jews: From expulsion from England to today - opinion

Thus England became the first state in recorded history to completely expel its entire Jewish population, opening a historical floodgate of expulsions across the continent.

 Expulsion of Jews.

The world owes itself one honest question: why always the Jews? - opinion

A soccer match, a pandemic, an economic crisis, a war, an assassination, a wildfire, an election – somehow, sooner or later, someone finds a way to blame the Jews.

Palestinian Morocco fans gather for a public screening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Morocco and Canada in Hebron, the occupied West Bank, on July 4, 2026.

Israeli-designed Palace of Versailles extended reality installation set to launch

The new "Light of Liberty" installation allows visitors to walk next to historical figures in a simulated eighteenth-century environment.

Rendering of the XR experience at Palace of Versailles.

Threats begin with information; protection begins with awareness - opinion

Just as families manage financial, legal, and business risks, they should also manage the risks created by the information they generate and the exposure they unintentionally create.

An illustrative image of weapons and ordinance coming out of a laptop screen.