A prisoner in Arles prison in southern France has taken a prison employee and 4 healthcare workers hostage. The Minister of Justice, Gerald Darmanin, has announced that all resources are being mobilized to deal with the situation.
Drug-related gang violence among French youth is on the rise, leading to alarming statistics and concerns among officials.
Marseille faces a growing drug war with increasingly younger criminals, highlighting issues with prisons and law enforcement.
A 15-year-old boy in the French city of Marseille was stabbed fifty times and burned alive, prosecutors say. The violence on Wednesday took place in the drug environment and led to another murder.
The new French government was introduced on Monday, leading to protests in cities like Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Nantes. The political shift to the right compared to the previous government under Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is highlighted.
