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French prosecutors ask for 10-year-term for alleged Kardashian robbery ringleader
Prosecutors steered a French courtroom to hand a 10-year jail sentence to the principle suspect within the 2016 theft of US superstar Kim Kardashian in a Paris resort after a tribulation that noticed the influencer testify, AFP reported.
“I know, just as you do, that among the 10 accused, eight proclaim their innocence,” prosecutor Anne-Dominique Merville instructed the courtroom on Wednesday.
“Yet my firm conviction is that they are all guilty.”
“They were masked, wearing gloves, they were going to sequester her and tie her up. They have no empathy for Kim Kardashian, for the receptionist,” she mentioned.
AFP mentioned she asked that the alleged mastermind at the back of the theft – Aomar Ait Khedache – be sentenced to 10 years in jail.
Ultranationalist Simion desires to problem results of Romanian vote
Jon Henley
Speaking of elections and the fallout from the European Super Sunday…
The defeated ultranationalist candidate in Romania’s presidential election rerun has mentioned he will ask the rustic’s best courtroom to annul the vote at the similar grounds – overseas interference – that ended in the unique poll being cancelled remaining 12 months.
George Simion, who was once defeated in Sunday’s runoff via the liberal mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, mentioned on Tuesday he would ask the constitutional courtroom to void the poll “for the same reasons they annulled the elections” remaining 12 months.
The election, which Dan received via a margin of 53.6% to 46.4%, was once the second one time the vote were held. The first, remaining November, was once cancelled via the courtroom after the primary spherical amid allegations of marketing campaign financing violations and a “massive” Russian interference marketing campaign.
Simion has again and again alleged electoral fraud with out offering proof. His belated determination to contest the election’s consequence, whilst not going to prevail, will lengthen the political uncertainty in Romania, which is beneath a caretaker executive.
The ultranationalist, whose supporters performed a parallel rely at some polling stations, mentioned votes have been “correctly counted” however “international observers” had noticed “foreign interference” and “social media and algorithms have been manipulated”.
He claimed there was once “irrefutable evidence” of meddling via France, Moldova and others in “an orchestrated effort to manipulate institutions, direct media narratives and impose a result that does not reflect the sovereign will of the Romanian people”.
Poland rolls over legislation postponing asylum for migrants crossing from Belarus
Elsewhere, the Polish parliament has rolled over its arguable legislation quickly postponing the correct to assert asylum on the nation’s jap border with Belarus amid issues about unlawful migration flows being incentivised via Russia.
The restriction was once because of expire on 26 May, and can now be rolled over for every other 60 days.
Today’s determination was once involved in cross-party toughen of 366 votes in favour, and simply 17 antagonistic, most commonly rebels from throughout the governing coalition.
Polish high minister Donald Tusk mentioned on Tuesday that he recognised the significance of providing world coverage, however argued it was once being intentionally abused via Russia, Belarus, and other people smugglers, forming a “form of aggression” on Poland.
The legislation comprises some very restricted humanitarian exceptions.
Poland’s reaction to migration flows remains to be one of the most key subjects dominating the presidential marketing campaign, with the run-off between the highest two applicants within the first spherical remaining weekend – centrist Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki – scheduled for 1 June.
Morning opening: Just forestall it

Jakub Krupa
Finance ministers of the arena’s seven greatest economies – G7 – are assembly in Banff, Alberta in Canada to talk about their concepts on Ukraine and issues about disruptions as a consequence of Donald Trump’s unorthodox business coverage.
Before the assembly, German finance minister Lars Klingbeil warned that business disputes with the United States will have to be resolved once imaginable, as he stressed out they have been a burden at the economic system and activity safety.
Instead of this infighting, G7 will have to make it transparent that it “will continue to stand firmly by Ukraine’s side” and oppose “the terrible destruction caused by Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war,” Klingbeil mentioned.
Ukraine will probably be represented there, with the rustic’s finance minister Sergii Marchenko in attendance.
These feedback come as Europe scramble to stay drive on Russia with the most recent spherical of sanctions.
Even the Vatican is becoming concerned with Pope Leo XVI confirming to Giorgia Meloni his willingness to host the following spherical of negotiations to take a look at to finish the battle between Russia and Ukraine.
I will be able to carry you all key updates from throughout Europe all the way through the day.
It’s Wednesday, 21 May 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Live.
Good morning.