Japan was hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at 14:42 local time off the coast of Ishikawa province. While there was no tsunami risk, the quake was felt in several regions, including Niigata, Toyama, Fukui, and Fukushima. The government is still trying to confirm details of the earthquake, but Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, has confirmed that there were reports of collapsed houses in Ishikawa province, where the earthquake’s epicenter was located. The Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa Province reported no anomalies following the earthquake. One person in the city of Suzu died after falling from the stairs due to the quake’s impact.
Marine Le Pen, a leading figure in the National Rally (RN) party in France, was found guilty of embezzling European Union (EU) funds that were supposed to be paid to party employees and was sentenced to four years in prison with two years suspended and a fine of 100,000 euros.
The court also imposed a 5-year political ban on Le Pen, which means she will not be able to run in the 2027 presidential elections.
Le Pen, who was President Emmanuel Macron’s main rival in the previous elections, had previously accused prosecutors of seeking her “political death.”
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