France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country's top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some

The decision, which prevents French judges from making similar divorce rulings on sexual relations in the future, comes at a time when France is debating the concept of consent to its rape laws.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia signed a deal on Friday to repatriate an ailing French national who has been on death row since 2007 for alleged drug offenses. In 2015 Serge Atlaoui won a last-minute reprieve from being executed by a 13-member firing squad.

France's Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, announced a decision to create a hyper-secure prison dedicated to isolating the country's "100 biggest drug traffickers," as reported by Ouest-France. "We are going to take a French prison,

Indonesia and France will on Friday sign an agreement over the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row for drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister said. Serge Atlaoui, who has been in jail in Indonesia since 2005,

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou drew sharp rebukes including from some of his allies on Tuesday after saying there was a growing feeling that immigrants were "flooding" France.

French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin left the UAE on Tuesday after discussing ways to strengthen the fight against organised crime with Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

This accord is a reciprocal exemption from short-stay visas for business or private travel for holders of diplomatic or service passports. The length of stay is nevertheless limited to 90 days within an 180-day period the Schengen area. French nationals with diplomatic passports can also travel to Algeria without a visa.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was at risk Wednesday of losing the little tacit opposition support he relies on in parliament after suggesting that immigrants were "flooding" France.

Serge Atlaoui, 61, said to be suffering from cancer, was arrested in 2005 and due to be executed in 2015, when he was granted a reprieve.

Paris officially requested Atlaoui's transfer in a letter from the minister of justice dated Dec. 19, according to Minister Yusril.

Indonesia and France signed an agreement on Friday on the repatriation of a Frenchman on death row for drug offences, a senior Indonesian minister said.