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An Irish man in his 60s was arrested in Avignon, France, for allegedly threatening an Australian Jewish couple with murder and invoking Hitler in a supermarket. The incident, captured on video and widely shared on social media, led to a swift police response and condemnation from French officials. The couple delayed reporting the incident due to safety concerns while traveling in Tunisia.
A January Pentagon meeting with Vatican diplomat Cardinal Pierre, reportedly referencing Avignon as a veiled warning to the Vatican after Pope Leo XIV criticized U.S. policy, has sparked the so-called Avignon-gate. While the Trump administration and Vatican deny the most explosive claims and accounts vary, the controversy underscores deep fractures within MAGA’s religious-right and the U.S. Catholic Church over immigration, the Iran war, and the pope’s role in criticizing U.S. foreign policy.
A bride was shot dead and several others injured during a violent attack at a wedding near Avignon, France, possibly linked to drug-related disputes, with suspects still at large after an exchange of gunfire that also resulted in the death of one attacker.