A Paris court has found ten individuals guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, for spreading false claims about her gender and sexuality and making derogatory remarks about the couple’s 24-year age difference. Most defendants received suspended prison sentences of up to eight months, while one was jailed immediately, and
France’s presidential silverware keeper and two other men will stand trial over the suspected theft of valuable porcelain and tableware from the Elysee Palace, Paris prosecutors said. The presidency had reported the disappearance of items used during state dinners and official events, with the total value of the missing objects estimated between €15,000 and €40,000. […]
A Paris court has temporarily blocked the auction of La Pascaline, one of the world’s earliest mechanical calculators, preventing its export from France. Auction house Christie’s, which had planned to sell the 1642 device for an estimated €2–3 million, confirmed it has suspended the sale. The calculator, developed by Blaise Pascal when he was just […]


