Two cars parked at the synagogue complex caught fire shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday. Firefighters found additional fires at two entrances to the synagogue. Five people, including the rabbi, were unharmed during the attack. French police have arrested a suspect in connection with an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town … Read more
Paris prosecutors report a ransomware attack on the Grand Palais exhibition hall. The attack targeted the institution’s central computer system, not disrupting Olympic events. The venue’s computer system also manages data for 40 affiliated museums. Paris prosecutors announced on Tuesday that French cybercrime police are investigating a ransomware attack on the Grand Palais exhibition hall … Read more
Officials have confirmed that a beluga whale that was rescued after spending more than a week trapped in France’s Seine River perished en route to the sea. Since August 2, the whale had been trapped in the freshwater lock at St.-Pierre-La-Garenne, which is 45 miles northwest of Paris. Following its refusal of food, its health … Read more
LILLE, France: More than 200 migrants were rescued as they tried to cross the Channel in makeshift boats to reach Britain, French authorities said late Tuesday. In seven separate operations between Monday and Tuesday evening, 210 migrants, including four women and a child, were rescued and brought back to the north French coast after their boats … Read more
