US warns Cuba after Castro indictment

Algerian law criminalizing French colonization takes effect, declaring it a 'state crime' with penalties for justification. The law lists 31 colonization crimes.

An Algerian law criminalizing French colonization officially entered into force on Thursday after publication in the Official Gazette, making colonization a state crime and imposing penalties for justifying it.

Elysée Palace searched as part of investigation into events contracts

The Elysée Palace was searched as part of an investigation into contracts for public events.

Russian schoolboy, 13, faces possible transfer to closed institution after 'LGBT propaganda' complaint. Commission for minors issued warning; lawyer says he showed image as joke.

Police in Russia filed administrative protocols for 'LGBT propaganda' against a 13-year-old boy, though administrative liability starts at 16. The case was referred to a commission for minors, which issued a warning and raised the possibility of transferring the boy to a closed-type special educational institution; the lawyer has appealed.

Gabriel Attal, France's youngest former PM, announces 2027 presidential bid. Attal, first openly gay man to lead government, positions himself as centrist to succeed Macron.

Gabriel Attal, the youngest French prime minister in modern history and the first out gay man to hold that office, has announced his candidacy for president, positioning himself as a centrist to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.