Paris (CNN)French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set up by the Church in France.The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) "estimates that the number of victims could reach 'at least ten thousand,'" it said in a statement released on Monday. The commission said it had so far received 6,500 testimonies, which concern at least 3,000 different victims.Jean-Marc Sauvé, the president of the CIASE, said it is not known at this stage what percentage of all victims have...…Paris (CNN)French Catholic clergy could have abused at least 10,000 minors and other vulnerable people since 1950, according to an independent investigation set up by the Church in France.The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (CIASE) "estimates that the number of victims could reach 'at least ten thousand,'" it said in a statement released on Monday. The commission said it had so far received 6,500 testimonies, which concern at least 3,000 different victims.Jean-Marc Sauvé, the president of the CIASE, said it is not known at this stage what percentage of all victims have...WW…

(CNN)Calls are growing in parts of the Muslim world to boycott goods in protest after President Emmanuel Macron publicly defended cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which are considered blasphemous in .Macron made the remarks last week at a tribute to the murdered high school teacher , who was beheaded earlier this month during a terror attack in a northern suburb of Paris.Paty was killed after he showed cartoons of the prophet during a class on freedom of expression. Macron said that France would not "give up" the caricatures and pledged to tackle extreme in the country, sparking...…(CNN)Calls are growing in parts of the Muslim world to boycott goods in protest after President Emmanuel Macron publicly defended cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which are considered blasphemous in .Macron made the remarks last week at a tribute to the murdered high school teacher , who was beheaded earlier this month during a terror attack in a northern suburb of Paris.Paty was killed after he showed cartoons of the prophet during a class on freedom of expression. Macron said that France would not "give up" the caricatures and pledged to tackle extreme in the country, sparking...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — was irrevocably changed by the terror attacks of January 2015. Three days of violence began with a massacre at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had previously published controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. They ended with a siege at a kosher supermarket.Seventeen people were killed and long-simmering tensions over secularism, Islamism and religious equality erupted into public view. Anti-immigration rhetoric targeting France’s Muslim communities also became increasingly common. Since then, these...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — was irrevocably changed by the terror attacks of January 2015. Three days of violence began with a massacre at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had previously published controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. They ended with a siege at a kosher supermarket.Seventeen people were killed and long-simmering tensions over secularism, Islamism and religious equality erupted into public view. Anti-immigration rhetoric targeting France’s Muslim communities also became increasingly common. Since then, these...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Paris is in danger of going back into next week after the French government said the pandemic was worsening in the capital.“Since yesterday, in the last 24 hours, Paris has passed the threshold that would put it in the maximum alert category,” French minister of Health Olivier Véran said Thursday evening.France’s “maximum alert” threshold is reached when the incidence rate reaches 250 per 100,000 people, at least 30% of intensive care beds are occupied by coronavirus patients, and the rate among the elderly passes 100 per 100,000.The Paris...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Paris is in danger of going back into next week after the French government said the pandemic was worsening in the capital.“Since yesterday, in the last 24 hours, Paris has passed the threshold that would put it in the maximum alert category,” French minister of Health Olivier Véran said Thursday evening.France’s “maximum alert” threshold is reached when the incidence rate reaches 250 per 100,000 people, at least 30% of intensive care beds are occupied by coronavirus patients, and the rate among the elderly passes 100 per 100,000.The Paris...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister François Fillon, his wife Penelope, and his former assistant Marc Joulaud, have been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds, complicity and concealment by the Paris tribunal.The judgement concluded Fillon paid his wife and children, as well as Joulaud, hundreds of thousands of euros from the public payroll for little or no work.Fillon was sentenced to five years in prison, three of them suspended, as well as a fine of 375,000 euros ($423,000) and a ten -year ban on running for elections.His wife Penelope was sentence...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister François Fillon, his wife Penelope, and his former assistant Marc Joulaud, have been found guilty of misappropriation of public funds, complicity and concealment by the Paris tribunal.The judgement concluded Fillon paid his wife and children, as well as Joulaud, hundreds of thousands of euros from the public payroll for little or no work.Fillon was sentenced to five years in prison, three of them suspended, as well as a fine of 375,000 euros ($423,000) and a ten -year ban on running for elections.His wife Penelope was sentence...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — French President Emmanuel Macron said he has backing for a world truce during the pandemic and is hopeful he can secure President Vladimir Putin’s support.Speaking on French radio, Macron said he had secured the agreement of several of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to back a call by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire.In a wide-ranging interview with RFI on Tuesday evening, Macron said that China, the US and the UK were on board and he was optimistic about Russia.“President Xi...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — French President Emmanuel Macron said he has backing for a world truce during the pandemic and is hopeful he can secure President Vladimir Putin’s support.Speaking on French radio, Macron said he had secured the agreement of several of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to back a call by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire.In a wide-ranging interview with RFI on Tuesday evening, Macron said that China, the US and the UK were on board and he was optimistic about Russia.“President Xi...WW…