Corsica

Corsica is a Mediterranean island and a region of France. Recent news focuses on a gangland killing that occurred at a funeral in the village of Vero, near Ajaccio. The victim was Alain Orsoni, a 71-year-old former Corsican separatist leader who had been living in exile in Nicaragua. Organized crime prosecutors are investigating the shooting, where Orsoni was reportedly killed by a single bullet. This event has shocked the island. Separately, a portrait of Pascal Paoli, an 18th-century Corsican independence leader, has resurfaced after being sold anonymously 30 years ago. Paoli is credited with giving Corsica a modern written constitution, highlighting the island's historical significance and its ongoing struggles with identity and autonomy.