France
🇫🇷 Eight people, including the father of a student, face trial in France over the 2020 murder of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Prosecutors argue that social media posts by the defendants fueled a chain of events leading to the attack.
🇫🇷 France’s lower house approved the “billionaires tax,” a 2% levy targeting fortunes over €1 billion, aimed at raising €13 billion. Though backed by leftist lawmakers, the amendment faces hurdles in the Senate. The broader 2025 budget plan also proposes tax hikes on high earners and corporations.
🇫🇷 A horrifying betrayal unfolds in a French court as Gisèle Pelicot bravely confronts her ex-husband, who drugged her and let strangers assault her. Her testimony is a powerful call to rethink how society views sexual violence, revealing how even deep trust can conceal unimaginable cruelty.