Tue, 21-Oct-2025

French court convicts eight for stealing Banksy painting from Paris attack site

Banksy

A French court convicted eight men on Thursday of stealing and mishandling a Banksy painting paying homage to the victims of the Bataclan attack in Paris. Three men in their 30s who admitted to the theft in 2019 were sentenced to prison, one for four years and two for three years. They will be able … Read more

Paris 2015 attacks trial hears closing arguments

Paris

The three leading prosecutors in the trial for the November 2015 Paris attacks. Also on trial are 19 others accused of various degrees of assistance to the killers. Six suspects are being tried in absentia, including five leading Islamic State. The three leading prosecutors in the trial for the November 2015 Paris attacks, France’s worst-ever … Read more

Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to ‘all victims’

Paris

The sole surviving member of the jihadist group that achieved the November 2015 Paris assaults apologized on Friday to the sufferers at the quit of his trial testimony. “I wish to express my condolences and offer an apology to all the victims,” Salah Abdeslam told the court in a sometimes tearful statement. “I know that … Read more