Those responsible for the reconstruction of both governments still do not meet in the middle of the exchange of reproaches while the judicial investigation into the management of the catastrophe is cleared. Read The 50 days of incommunication between Sánchez and Mazón after the DANA: institutional tension at its highest and threat from the Prosecutor’s Office for possible criminal liability
Luigi Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism, in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Manhattan District Attorney said Thompson’s death “was a killing that was intended to evoke terror”. Luigi Mangione charged with murder as ‘act of terrorism’ in US CEO slaying
Visiting French special envoy for Syria Jean-François Guillaume said Tuesday, December 17, his country was preparing to stand beside Syrians after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster by rebels this month. “France is preparing to be with Syrians for the long term” including the current transitional period, “which we hope will be peaceful,” Guillaume told journalists. His visit to Syria, at the head of a French diplomatic delegation, was also to “make contact with the de facto authorities in Damascus,” he said. The French embassy in Damascus, shuttered since March 2012, has not yet been reopened, but an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist said French…
France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, was on Tuesday, December 17, facing a torrent of criticism less than a week into the job after choosing to chair a provincial town hall meeting as the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte grappled with the devastation wreaked by a cyclone. Bayrou was named by President Emmanuel Macron on Monday as the sixth premier of his mandate, with the head of state giving his long-time ally the chance to pull France out of months of political crisis. The veteran centrist had already ruffled some feathers by insisting that, in contrast to some predecessors,…
The London law firm Guernica 37 Chambers, founded by Almudena Bernabéu and Toby Cadman, works around the world in defense of International Humanitarian Law. When 25 years have passed since the resolution of the Pinochet case, The firm wanted to call the legal community of the British capital to a meeting with Baltasar Garzón (Jaén, 69 years old), the former magistrate who showed the world that it was possible to bring the principles of universal justice to the practical field.Garzón spoke with EL PAÍS in the gardens of Middle Temple, one of the four neighborhoods in London that bring together…
“Ábalos and Koldo are two purged people who do not bounce back. Perhaps because they have a promise to be pardoned by the command” Read judicial week
792 people have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a raid on a crypto romance ring. Many of those taken into custody from the site in Victoria Island were foreign nationals including 148 who were from China. The scam targeted victims around the world by developing romantic relationships with their marks via social media and then manipulating them into buying fake crypto investments. Nigeria: 792 arrested over crypto-romance scam
It was only a matter of time. One day after two old oil tankers sank in the Black Sea on Sunday, spilling a significant amount of the fuel they were carrying, that was the prevailing sentiment on Monday among industry insiders. Russia has responded to sanctions on its crude by deploying an aging fleet of ships — some flying Russia’s flag, some not — in an effort to keep its oil exports flowing on the global market. This strategy — which has proven economically beneficial for Russia — has also posed an environmental risk for nearly three years. The first…
On Monday, the prosecutor requested 10 and 12 years’ imprisonment for the two men behind the ‘hate campaign’ that targeted Samuel Paty, and 14 and 16 years for two friends who helped the killer. He also asked for the charges of four of the defendants to be downgraded. Trial for beheading of French teacher: Prosecution makes ‘uncompromising but not excessive’ sentence requests
Agnès Fichot will never forget that day in 1977 when, just a few years out of law school, she picked up the phone to call the office of Gisèle Halimi, France’s most renowned lawyer. The decision was a natural one: she wanted to work with her, it was as simple as that. She admired Halimi’s courage, talent and audacity. She respected her ability to ignite major social debates that changed culture, mindsets and even the law. Halmini embodied the fight for women’s rights with passion and unwavering commitment. She had saved the life of Djamila Boupacha, a young activist with…
This is being an atypical Christmas in Seville and not only because, in the middle of the Constitution Bridge, residents and visitors will gather in the center of the city to enjoy the multi-step procession of their Holy Week, instead of the Christmas lighting. . This year, many points in the Andalusian capital that had become landmarks for markets and attractions during these dates are empty. In some cases, such as the Muelle de las Delicias, next to the Guadalquivir, or the Prado de San Sebastián, due to the incompatibility, precisely, with the organization of the brotherhood macro-event, or due…
Updated Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – 00:12The flamenco singer’s relationship Diego The crayfishwith his ex-wife, the Jerez-born singer Kina Méndez, became a “hell” of constant attacks, insults and humiliation during the artist’s tours around the world. A sentence of Criminal Court number 3 of Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) known this Tuesday sentenced the artist to two years and one month in prison for three crimes of abuse committed on Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you “You, as a gypsy, have to be by…
An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013. FRANCE 24’s Morgan Ayre reports. Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says
A watch worn by French war-time hero and president Charles de Gaulle fetched more than half a million euros as part of an auction of his personal items in Paris, auction house Artcurial said. The €537,920 ($564,000) sale price on Monday evening set a worldwide record for a watch by 150-year-old French brand LIP. The manufacturer, based in Besançon in eastern France, still produces a “General de Gaulle” watch thanks to the patronage of the man regarded as the country’s greatest modern statesman. Monday’s auction of de Gaulle memorabilia by Artcurial, which included letters, a book manuscript and even a…
Since the start of the Pelicot mass rape trial, there has been talk of the defendants’ sexuality. In particular, the defense and experts invited to take the stand have pointed out that 50 men on trial fall outside the “norm” when it comes to their sexual tendencies – that which places sexuality within an affective, monogamous and heterosexual relationship. Libertarianism, swinging, pornography consumption, candaulism and, more generally, paraphilias – a psychiatric term for unusual sexual practices – were all interpreted as signs of sexual disorders in the defendants, which could excuse their conduct. While the context of the rapes and…
The Madrid College of Physicians (Icomem) has a new president. Doctor in General Medicine Tomás Merina was elected with 47% of the votes registered in the 39 polling stations located in different parts of the Community, beating Dr. Esther Rubio, who accounted for 27% of the vote, and the current president, the Dr. Manuel Martínez-Sellés, who was relegated to last place with 25%. Merina’s election is crucial for Madrid doctors, many of whom have distanced themselves from the highest institution that represents them due to Martínez-Sellés’ management. Icome for everyonethe name given to the candidacy of the now president, pointed…
Some photos from Google Street View showing a person carrying a voluminous white plastic bag in the trunk of a maroon car could have been one of the keys to solving the crime. A woman and her current partner have been arrested by the National Police for allegedly killing and dismembering her husband , a man of Cuban origin who had been missing for months and whose remains were found on Tuesday in the cemetery of the Soria municipality of Andaluz. According to municipal and investigative sources who confirmed this to EFE, the National Police had been investigating the disappearance of the…
French mass rape trial adjourns ahead of verdict set for Thursday The trial of a French man and dozens of strangers who he enlisted to rape his heavily-sedated wife adjourned, on Monday, December 16, for deliberations, ahead of a verdict later this week, the presiding judge said. “We will head to the deliberation chamber and will not leave until we have made our decision,” Roger Arata told the court, saying the delivery of the verdict had been scheduled for 8:30 am GMT on Thursday, all while cautioning the timing was “theoretical” and it could be postponed to Thursday afternoon or…
Pelicot rape trial: Time for humility There were just a few more words left. The last ones from the 50 defendants – the 51st is on the run – who were due to take the microphone one after the other on Monday, December 16. Then there will be silence and waiting. The five judges of the criminal courtin Avignon have given themselves until Thursday or Friday at the latest to deliberate and deliver their verdict. For two and a half weeks, until last Friday, the defense pleaded. One seasoned lawyer bellowed, another delighted in listening to himself, a few…
The organic battle of the PSOE of Aragón intensifies as we wait for Pilar Alegría to fulfill the predictions and formally apply to succeed Javier Lambán and become the first general secretary of the federation. The Government spokesperson and Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, who is finalizing her candidacy, does not have the support of the former regional president (2015-2023) and territorial leader of the socialists since 2012. Lambán’s argument, which will not be presented to re-election and has not publicly named a successor, is that it would be “an anomaly for a minister to lead the opposition…
After nine thirty in the morning, businessman Víctor de Aldama arrived at the Supreme Court this Monday with a black folder under his arm. He entered the judicial headquarters without making statements, prepared for three hours of exhaustive interrogation where he once again shot at the former all-powerful minister within the Government and the PSOE: the investigated José Luis Ábalos.But Aldama not only incriminated Ábalos and his former advisor Koldo Garc Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Aldama places Ábalos and Koldo as collectors…
A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s main island, Efate, severely damaging Port Vila and crushing the ground floor of a building containing US and French embassies. Casualties and extensive destruction were reported, including visible bodies in the streets, as per the US Geological Survey and eyewitness accounts. Powerful earthquake hits Pacific island of Vanuatu, bodies seen in street
French prosecutors on Monday, December 16, sought jail terms of between one and 16 years for eight people on trial over the 2020 beheading of a school teacher by an Islamist radical that shocked France. The harshest sentence was reserved for a defendant accused of joining a terrorist enterprise helping to prepare the murder of Samuel Paty, after the teacher showed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class. Charges of “complicity in terrorist murder” against two of the men on trial were dropped. Prosecutors told the court that Naïm Boudaoud, 22, and Azim Epsirkhanov, 23, a Russian of Chechen origin,…
The Cinémathèque française, Paris, February 15, 2013. JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP There was no screening as planned of Last Tango in Paris (1972), by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci (1941-2018), on Sunday, December 15, at La Cinémathèque Française. The cinema establishment in Paris, which had scheduled it as part of a retrospective devoted to American actor Marlon Brando (1924-2004), canceled the screening the night before. The lack of mediation around the film, which shows a rape scene shot without the consent of actress Maria Schneider (1952-2011), had provoked protests all week from film personalities and feminist associations. “In a bid to calm spirits…
The solidity of the majority that has supported Pedro Sánchez in the last year will undergo a new test this Tuesday. The left’s proposal to limit temporary rentals of homes and rooms returns to the plenary session of Congress this Tuesday, after having caused an uncomfortable episode for the Government last September, when Junts decided at the last minute to vote against it and force its rejection. The text has been retouched to attract the support of Carles Puigdemont’s party, which has not anticipated its position, although it has shown itself willing to allow its processing if it is respectful…
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