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- Euronews
French police arrest 'incel' teen over alleged plot to attack women
French authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man who claimed ties to the misogynistic so-called "incel" movement and placed him under investigation over an alleged plot to carry out attacks targeting women, according to media reports. The probe by France's national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office (PNAT) is reportedly the department's first case involving a suspect who identifies as an incel, or "involuntary celibate". This refers to a fringe online subculture dominated by men who blame women for their lack of sexual activity and who sometimes call for violence against them. The office said on Tuesday that it had opened a judicial investigation "against a young man, aged 18, claiming to be a member of the incel movement," adding that he was being probed for allegedly "associating with terrorist criminals to prepare one or more crimes against people," French media said. The suspect was reportedly arrested on Friday near a school in the central Saint-Étienne region and was found to be carrying two knives. Sources close to the investigation told French media that he had been watching misogynistic content on social media and that he been planning to attack women. In May last year, French police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of planning a mass killing in Bordeaux. The Bordeaux prosecutor said police investigators found evidence that the suspect was interested in the incel movement. Following the recent popularity of Netflix's hit show Adolescence, which featured a young schoolboy in the UK who was drawn into a violent form of incel ideology, France's education minister last month said it would be shown in French secondary schools.
France 24
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- France 24
West Bank: Israeli settlers continue to harass Palestinians, reportedly burn down house
The FRANCE 24 Observers team contacted a member of the family who owned the burnt-out house. The Palestinian in his fifties described the attack: The settlers came in the middle of the night, at 1.30 am. They broke into my house. There were seven of us in the house, we were woken up by the fire, and we saw two people running away, but we couldn't see them clearly. We called the fire brigade, but they took too long to come. The fire had plenty of time to spread. This isn't the first time; a few days ago, we were attacked and some of our belongings were stolen. I had already contacted the police and filed a complaint. The police took photos and left. They didn't arrest anyone or do anything. A video posted by several Palestinian activist and journalist accounts showed the extent of the destruction caused by the fire. Residents of the village told the Observers team that they saw two men set fire to the house and then leave for one of the settler outposts. While this information is not independently verifiable, other attacks by settlers in Susya have already been documented and verified. 'The settlement is on the site of our former village' According to a local activist called Hassan, around 350 Palestinians live in the village of Susya today. The colony is on the site of Susya, our former village. They established it after we moved there in 1986. They forcibly evicted us and allowed the settlers to move into our village. Today, we are located around 300 metres from our original village and, as a result, from the colony. The presence of the settlement on the site of the old village goes hand in hand with pressure on the agricultural land used by Palestinians, as demonstrated by the recent uprooting of 200 olive trees by Israeli settlers in Susya. This pressure also extends to the control of water points. The village of Susya has historically depended on collecting water from wells and rainfall. After October 7, the settlements took control of 95% of these wells and are preventing Palestinians from using them. And the remaining 5%, which are inside the village, are also off-limits. Their herds of cows and sheep go there, and they even bring their herds to destroy our olive trees and crops. According to the Israeli NGO B'Tselem, which defends human rights by documenting violations committed in the occupied territories, the current Palestinian village of Susya has existed since at least 1917. Located in Area C of the West Bank, Susya is under exclusive Israeli military and civilian control. B'Tselem points out that, under the pretext of the lack of building permits, which are virtually impossible for Palestinians to obtain in this area, the Israeli authorities refuse to recognise the village officially, regularly destroy its homes and infrastructure, and support the expansion of neighbouring Israeli settlements, in violation of international law. Hassan said: Most of these settlers from before October 7 are now integrated into the Israeli army. With their military uniforms, they prevent Palestinians from entering their own land. Settlers and soldiers complement each other in their aggression against the Palestinians. Well-known settlers Two of the settlers occupying these outposts are well known in the Masafer Yatta region. They are Shem Tov Lusky and his father, Gadi Lusky. While there is no indication that they are linked to the house fire on June 24, activists have identified them in several attacks. According to a local activist's X account, they attacked farm workers and the owner of a poultry farm in the town of Yatta, 6 kilometres north of Susya, on June 20. They were accompanied by a uniformed settler. Six Palestinians were reportedly injured and evacuated for medical treatment. One of the two settlers was also identified by the NGO B'tselem in another attack on August 4, 2024. The report explained that three masked settlers arrived by car at Khirbet Wadi a-Rakhim, where a Palestinian community lives, a few minutes from the village of Susya. The NGO said that the residents recognised Shem Tov Luski among them. Armed with clubs, the settlers insulted a family and claimed that the land belonged to them. A voice audible in the video, speaking English and recognised as that of Shem Tov Luski, threatens to rape one of the men in the family. On June 23, Israeli settlers repeatedly targeted villages around Ramallah. These attacks degenerated into violent clashes, prompting the intervention of the Israeli army. In a village north of Ramallah, four Palestinians were killed by army fire, including a 13-year-old teenager. According to the Palestinian ministry of health, 999 people, including 202 children, have been killed in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023.
France 24
an hour ago
- France 24
Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted on prostitution count
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop 's most celebrated figures behind bars for life. The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs, 55, to prison for as long as a decade, and is likely to end his career as a hitmaking music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality TV star. But the verdict cleared him of charges that could have put one of hip-hop's most celebrated figures behind bars for life. After they read the verdict, Combs held his hands up in a prayer motion, looking at jury and hugged his defence lawyer Teny Geragos. Combs was convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and paid male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters, a felony violation of the federal Mann Act. But the jury of eight men and four women acquitted Combs of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges, related to allegations that he used his money, power and frightening physical force to manipulate his girlfriends into hundreds of drug-fueled sex marathons with the men. Combs and his defence team argued that the women were willing participants and that none of his violence justified the severity of the charges. After the verdict was read, Combs continued to pump his right fist subtly, seemingly satisfied that he was acquitted on the most serious charges. Judge weighs whether to grant bail US District Judge Arun Subramanian was weighing whether to grant Combs bail in the wake of the verdict. He adjourned the court while he considers whether to free Combs on bail. Combs, 55, has been behind bars since his arrest in September. His lawyers argued that the acquittal on the most serious counts changed the legal landscape enough that he should get bail. Combs seemed buoyant arriving in the courtroom earlier Wednesday morning, a contrast to his mood a day earlier after he learned that the jury at his sex trafficking trial had reached a yet-to-be-disclosed verdict on all but one of the five charges. Combs smiled and clasped his hands together in the air toward his family and supporters before hugging several of his lawyers and sitting down to await the outcome of the jury's third day of deliberations. On Tuesday, Subramanian ordered the jury to continue its closed-door discussions for a third day after the panel of eight men and four women said it was unable to reach consensus on the top count: racketeering conspiracy. 01:46 The judge agreed with prosecutors and Combs' defence team that less than 13 hours of deliberations was too soon to give up on reaching a verdict on all counts. 'Unpersuadable opinions' In a note to the court late Tuesday, the jury said 'unpersuadable opinions on both sides' among some jurors had prevented the group from reaching a unanimous verdict on the racketeering conspiracy charge. The disclosure of Tuesday's jury note about the partial verdict had seemed to put defence attorneys and their client in a dour mood even before it was read in open court by the judge. Eight defence lawyers formed a half-circle behind Combs as the smiles and lighthearted mood that accompanied the arrival of other jury notes over two days seemed absent as the attorneys contemplated the possibility that jurors had reached agreement on counts that carry the heaviest sentencing penalties. Combs appeared morose as his lawyers spoke with him. At one point, the hip-hop mogul solemnly read a piece of paper that attorney Marc Agnifilo handed to him. After the jury came in for instructions and then exited the room, a subdued Combs sat in his chair for a few minutes. As he stood to leave, he faced his relatives and supporters in the audience, blew a kiss and tapped his heart, as he frequently has done at the start and end of each day. Then he paused before his mother and exchanged a few words, telling her, 'Love you' and 'I'll be all right.' Marshals then led him from the room.
