His death was as controversial as his life. Last November 14, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old National Front founder, who&d been taken to a West Paris hospital after collapsing (since 2022 he&d had several small strokes), asked to receive the Last Rites from a friend, the traditionalist abbot Philippe Laguerie.

US Supreme Court justices slammed First Amendment arguments made by TikTok as the popular social media app tries to avoid a US ban in the coming days.

The US offered a $25m (€24.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro yesterday, as the Venezuelan dictator was sworn in for a third term.

The two biggest fires devastating the Los Angeles area grew just slightly yesterday, as firefighters beat back the ­blazes that have killed at least 10 people, obliterated entire neighbourhoods and left America&s second-largest city on edge.