A French court sentenced former Sen. Joel Guerriau to four years in prison after finding him guilty of drugging a minister of parliament in 2023.

The new legislation aims to broaden the restitution of colonial-era assets, introducing clear criteria and a transparent process for handling requests from the countries involved.

A former French senator was found guilty in a high-profile drug-facilitated sexual assault case, more than a year after France was shaken by a mass rape trial that made Gisèle Pelicot a symbol of the fight against sexual violence.

By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A former French senator went on trial on Monday accused of spiking a lawmaker's drink with ecstasy with the intention of sexually assaulting her. Joel Guerriau,

Police say three French tourists have drowned in Oman after their boat capsized near Muscat. The Royal Oman Police said on Tuesday that the boat carried 25 French tourists, a tour guide, and a captain when it overturned in the Gulf of Oman.

Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence, 18 months of which are to be served behind bars.

The trial comes months after the landmark drugging-and-rape case that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon of the fight against sexual violence.

French authorities are seeking arrest warrants for Kick’s executives following the death of Jean Pormanove in an August 2025 live stream.

The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on Tuesday over its decision to ram through the expenditure part of the 2026 budget without giving the