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The body of a man has been found in the port of Marseille
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The trial of Dahbia Benkired, 27, begins today, Friday, October 17th, 2025, in Paris. She stands accused of the 2022 torture, rape, and murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet, whose body was found in a plastic trunk near her home in the 19th arrondissement — a crime that shocked France. Benkired, an Algerian national ordered to leave France before the killing, allegedly lured Lola into her building where the attack occurred.
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The Monaco Business Group for the Fight Against Cancer, or GEMLUC, will fund two PhD theses in Monaco focused on high-grade brain cancers, including glioblastomas, in partnership with the Centre Scientifique de Monaco.
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The French National Assembly will today debate two motions of censure filed by the far-right National Rally and the far-left LFI, just days after new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu suspended the pension reform until 2027 in his policy speech.
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The General Inspector of French Prisons has issued a report which is highly critical of the state of French prisons, including the one in Nice. Dominique Simonnot said that the facility, which was constructed in 1887, is in “an alarming condition, with damp walls, pervasive mould, and deteriorated sanitary facilities” with inmates facing dangerous electrical installations, increasing the risk of serious incidents, particularly fires.
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A free vaccination centre at 10 Rue Hancy in central Nice is now offering COVID-19 and flu shots without an appointment as part of the national autumn campaign.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to be imprisoned on the 21st of October at Paris’s Santé prison after receiving a five-year sentence for the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 campaign.
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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has conveyed his “deep relief” following the release of Israeli hostages held since the tragic October 7, 2023, attack. I
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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s second government takes office today, combining political and technocratic ministers, but it faces immediate threats of motion of censure from far-left LFI and far-right RN.
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has named a new cabinet after his first attempt last week was scrapped over criticism. The revised team blends experienced ministers with fresh faces, aiming to pass a delayed budget through a divided parliament.
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