Mikaela Shiffrin won her seventh career Alpine world championships gold medal on Thursday, despite a tumultuous few days leading up to the race. Her victory marks her 13th medal from 16 career world championship races, making her the most successful skier in the modern era, and she is now two medals away from the record 15 medals won by German Christl Cranz in the 1930s. Despite the stress of the situation, Shiffrin was able to keep her focus and intensity to take the win.
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France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu has denounced the depiction of French soldiers in the Marvel Studios superhero film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", calling it "false and misleading". The minister retweeted a scene from the film which shows a group of soldiers with their hands tied behind their backs, wearing uniforms very similar to those of French troops deployed in Africa. This has sparked a debate on social media, with some users defending the movie and others condemning the minister's reaction.
After 16 years on the run, Italian fugitive and convicted murderer Edgardo Greco was arrested this week in Saint-Etienne, France. He had been working under the alias Paolo Dimitrio and was convicted in absentia in 1991 for the double homicide of brothers Stefano and Giuseppe Bartolomeo. The arrest was made after a coordinated effort between Italian and French authorities, and is the latest mobster to be apprehended by Italian anti-Mafia police. Greco is currently being held in France and is awaiting extradition to Italy, where he is expected to face trial for his crimes.
French police have arrested Edgardo Greco, a 63-year-old convicted murderer linked to Italy's powerful 'Ndrangheta organized crime group, who had been on the run for 16 years. Greco had been convicted of killing two people in the early 1990s in a fish shop in Calabria, Italy with a metal bar. With help from Italian colleagues, French police arrested Greco in Saint-Etienne, where he had been living and working as a pizza chef for the past three years. He is now awaiting extradition to Italy.
The U.S. and its European allies are sending armor to Ukraine in order to support the country's efforts to resist Russian invaders. This includes 31 M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S., German-made Leopard 2 tanks from Germany and other European states, Challenger 2 tanks from Britain, and AMX-10 armored fighting vehicles from France. This move is a sign of confidence in Ukrainians’ ability to recapture territory from the Russian troops, and is intended to hit Russia’s troops hard in a ground offensive.
The mayor of Amiens, France has requested that Madonna lend them a 19th-century painting, "Diana and Endymion" by Jerome-Martin Langlois, which was lost during World War I. Madonna purchased the painting in 1989 for $1.3 million and the city hopes that she will lend it to them in order to help their chances of becoming European Capital of Culture. The painting has a special significance to Amiens, as it was once part of the city's cultural heritage.
Sister André, the world's oldest known person, passed away at the age of 118 in Toulon, France. She was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2022 and was known for her positive attitude, love of life, generosity, and kindness. Her death was announced by the city's mayor, Hubert Falco, who expressed sadness at the news.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported an outage of a system used to notify pilots of important information on Wednesday morning, causing disruption to air…