Federico Martín Aramburú

The best-selling novel, C'était ça ou mourir, it was that or die, was first published in Quebec, where the author lives, and chronicles the journey of a man fleeing gang violence in Haiti, as reported by France 24.

A former member of a violent far-right group was found guilty on Friday of murdering former Argentina rugby man Federico Aramburu four years ago in Paris, following an altercation near the Boulevard Saint-Germain.

His associate, Romain Bouvier, 35, also a former member of the now-banned GUD group, was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 19 years in prison, as reported by Reuters.

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The trial is expected to last two to three weeks, comes as social media companies face a wave of litigation across the United States over the harm their apps allegedly cause young users.

The suspected killer, a former Argentine rugby international Federico Martin Aramburu, who was gunned down after a dispute in a Paris brasserie in March 2022, has asked forgiveness from the victim's family as the trial concluded today.

Pope Leo XIV has today warned against losing humanity in a paradise of machines after church bells rang and thousands gathered to welcome him to France amid worldwide concern over the dangers of artificial intelligence.

Mexican authorities have announced the deployment of nearly 20,000 security forces in the Pacific Coast states as Hurricane Polo brought rains and heavy swells today.