
Summary of the news including the response of General Puga's lawyer targeted by an investigation, the flight of Pope Leo XIV to Metz, and the prison requisitions required against Rachida Dati.
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The former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor has been the target of an investigation for corruption and illegal taking of interest since 2024.
“We cannot buy the Legion of Honor”: released from police custody, General Puga responds through his lawyer
INTERVIEW - The former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor, Benoît Puga, has been the target of an investigation since 2024 for corruption and illegal taking of interest. For the first time, his lawyer Christophe Ayela comes out of silence with Le Figaro.
Pope Leo XIV spent half an hour in the cockpit of the plane that transported him from Lourdes to Metz
“The Holy Father came to the cockpit during the entire Lourdes-Metz cruise,” airline pilot officer Éric Marguerite, co-pilot on this flight, declared by telephone after landing at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine.
Trial of Rachida Dati: four years in prison, two of which are under electronic bracelet, requested by the prosecution against the ex-minister
Furthermore, five years of ineligibility and ban from public service were requested against Rachida Dati, with provisional execution. These requisitions, if they were followed by the court, would immediately cause him to lose his mandate as mayor of the 7th arrondissement and prevent his return to the judiciary.

Since the start of the high school blockade movement, 824 people have been arrested in Ile-de-France, including 255 on Friday, according to the police headquarters. 77 police officers were injured and further mobilizations are planned.

The lawyer for the former grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor Benoît Puga, targeted by an investigation for corruption, comes out of silence. At the same time, the prosecution is demanding four years in prison against Rachida Dati.
Faced with the anger of the firefighters, the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez promised a billion euros over five years to strengthen the Sdis, financed by an increase in the tax on insurance agreements.
During the Labor Congress, Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke of a potential rapprochement of the United Kingdom with the EU, an unprecedented statement ten years after the Brexit referendum, but received with caution by experts.

Diana Gronert, a lawyer living in Germany, expresses her desire to leave in the face of the rise of political extremes and the insecurity felt, echoing the journey of her refugee parents.

Since the start of the high school blockade movement, 824 people have been arrested in Île-de-France, including 85% minors, according to the police headquarters. The Minister of the Interior denounces urban violence.