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France: 5,000 Farmers Gather in Strasbourg to Demand Halt to EU-Mercosur Deal

In Strasbourg, roughly 5,000 protesters and hundreds of tractors demonstrated at the European Parliament on Tuesday, January 20, against the EU-Mercosur agreement. The protest precedes a key Wednesday vote, January 21, where EU lawmakers will decide if the deal should be referred to the European Court of Justice for a legal review, potentially stalling the ratification process.

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Erdogan at A Press Conference - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a press conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, T??rkiye, on January 5, 2026. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he has told U.S. President Donald Trump that "Venezuela should not be dragged into instability." "We do not condone any action that violates political legitimacy and international law, anywhere in the world," Erdogan said at a press conference after a cabinet meeting. Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Hen Perches on Car Hood in Bizarre Roadside Moment

On December 19, 2025, in Guangxi, southern China, a video captured a bizarre roadside moment when a hen suddenly landed on the hood of a moving car. The bird remained perched on the hood, peering through the windshield and appearing reluctant to fly away, as if unfamiliar with vehicles. The unexpected scene amused Chinese netizens, with some joking that the driver should take the “heaven-sent chicken” home.

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Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, from left, Casey Wasserman, chair of the 2028 LA Olympics organizing committee, and US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

Walt Nauta, White House director of oval office operations, from left, Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump, from left, former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, and Casey Wasserman, chair of the 2028 LA Olympics organizing committee, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, left, and Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates Mass For Jubilee of Prisoners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the jubile of prisoners in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Pope Leo XIV called for mercy, rehabilitation and social reintegration. He said prisons should not define people by their past actions and urged governments to address overcrowding, education and job opportunities for inmates. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition of The Willing Meeting by Video Conference - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Coalition of the Willing meeting by video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Decemeber 11, 2025. President Macron and other Coalition of the Willing leaders continued their high-level talks on security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 11, 2025 that any potential compromise on territory should be decided by a popular vote, as US-led diplomatic efforts to settle the nearly four-year war with Russia intensify. Photo by Antonin Louis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition of The Willing Meeting by Video Conference - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Coalition of the Willing meeting by video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Decemeber 11, 2025. President Macron and other Coalition of the Willing leaders continued their high-level talks on security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 11, 2025 that any potential compromise on territory should be decided by a popular vote, as US-led diplomatic efforts to settle the nearly four-year war with Russia intensify. Photo by Antonin Louis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition of The Willing Meeting by Video Conference - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Coalition of the Willing meeting by video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Decemeber 11, 2025. President Macron and other Coalition of the Willing leaders continued their high-level talks on security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 11, 2025 that any potential compromise on territory should be decided by a popular vote, as US-led diplomatic efforts to settle the nearly four-year war with Russia intensify. Photo by Antonin Louis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition of The Willing Meeting by Video Conference - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Coalition of the Willing meeting by video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Decemeber 11, 2025. President Macron and other Coalition of the Willing leaders continued their high-level talks on security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 11, 2025 that any potential compromise on territory should be decided by a popular vote, as US-led diplomatic efforts to settle the nearly four-year war with Russia intensify. Photo by Antonin Louis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition of The Willing Meeting by Video Conference - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Coalition of the Willing meeting by video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Decemeber 11, 2025. President Macron and other Coalition of the Willing leaders continued their high-level talks on security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 11, 2025 that any potential compromise on territory should be decided by a popular vote, as US-led diplomatic efforts to settle the nearly four-year war with Russia intensify. Photo by Antonin Louis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Roads Become Hazardous After Morning Snow Hits Across Kentucky

Early Monday morning, December 8, Kentucky roads became hazardous due to a mixture of snow and freezing rain. A Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded slightly westward and remains in effect until 1 PM, covering areas northeast of a line from Harlan to Estill County, including the I-64 and Mountain Parkway corridors. Motorists should expect slick conditions ahead of another winter system expected later this week.

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Trump Hosts a Bilateral Lunce with PM Orban of Hungary

United States President Donald J Trump holds a lists of potential legislation should Republicans remove the Senate filibuster, as he hosts a bilateral lunch with Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Friday, November 7, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

The Secretary of Women's Affairs, Minerva Citlalli Hernández Mora, speaking about sexual harassment and the safety protocols that women should follow during a press conference at the National Palace on November 6, 2025, in Mexico City. Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is seen behind while the Secretary of Women's Affairs, Minerva Citlalli Hernández Mora, speaking about sexual harassment and the safety protocols that women should follow during a press conference at the National Palace on November 6, 2025, in Mexico City. Photo by Luis Barron / Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Lawyer of the mother of Lola Clotilde Lepetit and Lawyer of the family of Lola Karine Bourdie speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola speaks to the press at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deliberation of the Lola Daviet case - Paris AJ

Delphine Daviet-Ropital, mother of Lola, Thibault Daviet brother of Lola hug hugs (calin) with a relatives at the Paris Assize Court for the trial of Dahbia Benkired, accused of raping, torturing, and killing Lola Daviet, a 12-year-old girl, in 2022. A French court on October 24, 2025 sentenced an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris, France in 2022 to life imprisonment without possibility of early release -- making her the first woman to receive this maximum punishment. The public prosecutor argued that Dahbia Benkired, found guilty of murdering Lola Daviet, should be handed an "irreducible life sentence", the harshest penalty under the French penal code, which does not allow for parole or a reduction in sentence. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM