Patrick Bruel sues Paris Match over judicial secrecy breach

4 min agoFour parties opposing Benjamin Netanyahu announced surplus vote pacts on Thursday, with Bennett and Lieberman joining forces and Eisenkot aligning with Golan's Democrats. The opposition bloc and Netanyahu's bloc each average roughly 53 seats in current polling.

19 min agoThe French Football Federation announced Thursday it will not support Gianni Infantino's candidacy for FIFA president in the March 2027 election, with the decision made unanimously by its members. The FFF is aligning itself with other European federations including Belgium, England, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales, which have also publicly withdrawn their support for Infantino.

34 min agoInterior Minister Laurent Nuñez threatened the broadcaster CNews with criminal penalties if Xenia Fedorova returns to air, accusing the channel of circumventing French government measures. Fedorova was issued an expulsion order in late July after being accused of manipulating information and committing acts of interference on behalf of Russia.

49 min agoDoctors in Gaza hospitals report frequent power outages caused by the strip's disconnection from the electricity grid and shortages of spare parts for generators. At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, one of four generators is inactive and two others are operating under exceptional strain, with technicians forced to extend engine oil replacement intervals from 250 hours to roughly 1,000 hours due to parts scarcity.

1 h agoU.S. wholesale inflation rose 5.4% year-over-year in August, the highest level since May, as oil prices exceeded $100 per barrel amid the Iran war. Iran said it increased attacks on the U.S. Navy to either extract an economic price from the U.S. and Gulf states or portray Trump as weakened before the midterm elections.

1 h agoTrump said the $5,000 payment would cost over $1 trillion and immediately raised ethical concerns. He told voters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" and claimed, without evidence, that Democrats are "radical."

2 h agoPresident Donald Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American if his party maintains control of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, speaking at the Republican national convention in Dallas. Trump told supporters to imagine they were voting for him when selecting their legislative representatives, without providing details on how the plan would be financed or distributed.

2 h agoThe Paris prosecutor's office has opened investigations following three complaints from families targeting the city's current and former mayors over their knowledge of dysfunctions in afterschool programs. The inquiry concerns allegations of physical and sexual violence against children.

2 h agoThe 67-year-old singer filed a complaint against the magazine for violating confidentiality of his investigation. Bruel's lawyers say the publication falsely attributed statements to him in an article about his police questioning. He is under examination in four cases including rape and attempted rape.

2 h agoAlgeria has cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. Algerian state media said the move followed efforts to salvage the relationship, without disclosing what prompted the rupture.