In a disturbing incident aboard a Miami-bound flight, a French man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was asleep in the first-class section. Court documents reveal that after the alleged assault, he left her a troubling note.

The accused, 48-year-old Guillaume Sebastien Roger Mattler, now faces charges of abusive sexual contact. This unsettling event reportedly took place on Swiss International Air Lines Flight LX64, as detailed in a federal criminal complaint seen by The Post.

According to the complaint, Mattler was seated next to a 29-year-old woman he did not know on the flight from Zurich to Miami. As the woman fell asleep, two other passengers witnessed his reprehensible actions.

These passengers allegedly observed Mattler touching the sleeping woman. Alarmed by what they saw, one of the witnesses recorded the incident on his cellphone, capturing several videos, and promptly informed his companion of the situation, as reported by Local10.

The two passengers allegedly spotted the French national touching the woman as she slept, with one alarmed man whipping out his cellphone to take several videos and alerting his friend, according to the document first reported by Local10.

After the passenger became “very concerned,” he alerted a flight attendant, the complaint alleged.

“Witness 2 observed Mattler moving his hand in a ‘submarine’ motion, as if trying to get his hand under the Victim’s clothing and/or between her legs,“ an FBI Special Agent wrote in the complaint.

As the flight attendant rushed to assess the situation, they allegedly witnessed Mattler with his hand on the stranger’s “crotch, over her jeans, making a scooping or rubbing motion on her vagina.”

After the abuse occurred, Mattler was unable to tell the flight attendant whether he knew the woman and was moved to coach, federal officials alleged.

When the flight attendant woke the woman to tell her what had happened, she was “shocked” and “began shaking and crying,” court documents stated.

After Mattler was returned to his seat to fetch his belongings, the creep allegedly tried to hand the victim a note that said “you look beautiful when you are sleeping,” the complaint added.

He then allegedly claimed to investigators that “nothing happened on the flight.” But, when confronted with video evidence, the creep admitted that he “touched the woman sitting next to him and that he did not think it was such a big deal,” court documents said.

After claiming to have touched only her lower back and upper buttocks, the frisky Frenchman disturbingly said, “he touched whatever he could reach from across the armrest,” investigators claimed.

“Mattler advised his initial intention was to get the woman’s phone number and give her his,” an FBI agent wrote. “He then provided the note from his pocket that was written on his business card that read ‘you look cute when you sleep,’ along with the flight information and his seat number.”

He also allegedly informed agents that he had taken photographs with his phone but deleted them before officers could find them.

Mattler appeared in Miami federal court on Wednesday and will return to court on Monday, Local10 reported.

Prosecutors wish to keep him behind bars for being a flight risk and a danger to the community, the outlet reported.

Court documents stated he also initially declined assistance from the French consulate.

An influential Iranian legislator has issued a warning, stating that any involvement by the United States in the Strait of Hormuz would breach the ceasefire agreement between the two nations. This statement came following President Trump’s proposal of a “humanitarian gesture” to escort international vessels through the strait.

Ebrahim Azizi took to social media platform X to express that the region would not be influenced by “Trump’s delusional posts.” His comments followed the President’s announcement of plans to assist those inadvertently caught in the blockage of the Iranian-controlled waterway.

The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security commission declared, “Any American interference in the new maritime regime of the Strait of Hormuz will be regarded as a breach of the ceasefire.”

He further emphasized, “The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf cannot be governed by Trump’s delusional posts. No one will fall for these blame game scenarios!”

President Trump has announced that the initiative, named ‘Project Freedom,’ is set to commence on Monday morning. It is designed to aid “neutral and innocent bystanders.”

Trump added: ‘For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business. 

‘Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East. 

‘I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait. In all cases, they said they will not be returning until the area becomes safe for navigation, and everything else.’

Azizi, pictured here, warned that the gulf would not ‘be managed by Trump’s delusional posts’

Trump is seen here leaving Air Force One after touching down at Joint Base Andrews in Florida on Sunday

Tankers are seen here anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026

He continued: ‘This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time. 

‘I am fully aware that my Representatives are having very positive discussions with the Country of Iran, and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for all. 

‘The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong — They are victims of circumstance.’

The announcement came after Iran sent a 14-point plan which called on the US to end the war within 30 days.

The Middle Eastern nation’s latest request aims for the conflict to be resolved, instead of extending the ceasefire, according to Iran’s state-linked media.

Trump added on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war, but also expressed doubt that it would lead to a deal.

The proposal, a rebuttal to the US nine-point plan, also calls for the US to lift sanctions on Iran, ending the naval blockade, withdrawing forces from the region, and ceasing all hostilities, including Israel’s operations in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Nour News agency, which has close ties to the country’s security organizations.

Pakistan has hosted negotiations between Iran and the US in the past, and Trump rejected a previous Iranian proposal this week.

However, conversations have continued, and the fragile three-week ceasefire appears to be holding.

On Sunday, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with Oman’s foreign minister Badr al Busaidi, who oversaw previous rounds of talks between the US and Iran before the latest round of fighting.

Iran effectively closed the Strait by attacking and threatening ships after the US and Israel launched a war on February 28.

Tehran later offered some ships safe passage via routes closer to its shore, charging fees at times.

The US has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports since April 13, depriving Tehran of the oil revenue it needs to shore up its ailing economy.

The Canadian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney, is once again under scrutiny for its efforts to combat antisemitism. This comes as a new report reveals an unprecedented surge in hate crimes targeting the Jewish community across the nation.

On Monday, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights published findings indicating that in 2025, there were 6,800 reported antisemitic incidents in Canada. This figure marks a significant 9.4% rise compared to 2024, averaging 18.6 incidents daily. According to the organization, this is the highest number of such incidents recorded since they began monitoring these occurrences.

Adding to the urgency, Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights recently released a report highlighting the escalating antisemitism following the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. The committee has proposed 22 actionable steps for the government to mitigate the growing wave of anti-Jewish sentiment.

The report outlines a variety of recommendations, including enhancing research on hate crime statistics, boosting security funding, regulating the use of hate symbols, improving digital and social media literacy, and expanding educational resources for educators and students alike.

The recommendations span the gamut of expanding research into hate crime data, improving security funding, addressing the display of hate symbols, expanding social media and digital literacy, and increasing educational resources for professionals teachers and students.

In one recommendation, the report addressed the prime minister directly, asking that he reinstate the position of a Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. Carney eliminated this position in February along with the combating Islamophobia position, integrating them into a different office. His office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiry about whether he intends to follow the recommendation.

While some welcomed the report, several Jewish Canadians expressed concern whether it accurately identified drivers of antisemitism.

The report does not mention Islamic extremism, and only occasionally mentions anti-Zionist fervor, often describing it using the words of other institutions and respondents.

Masked pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a pro-Israel event in Toronto, breaking glass and allegedly attacking attendees on Nov. 5, 2025. (Jonathan Karten)

“It is deeply troubling and bewildering that the Senate report doesn’t even reference religious radicalism as a problem,” Canadian orthodox Rabbi Reuben Poupko, host of The Jewish World podcast, told Fox News Digital.

“The reluctance to identify the radicals is itself evidence of ignorance and bias,” he said. “By their silence, politicians are implying that they think the broad Muslim community is supportive of the radicals and therefore fear alienating that community by denouncing the radicals. Truth be told, it is often that moderate Muslims are the first who suffer at the hands of radical elements.”

Poupko added that it “is notoriously difficult to quantify with any degree of certainty what percentage of Canadian Muslims support the radicals,” but said “it is certainly far from a majority.”

Anti-Israel protesters gather outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph synagogue in Toronto on March 7, 2024. The synagogue was one of three targeted in shootings during the first week of March 2024. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu)

The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council raised concerns of its own about the Senate’s recommendations. Though it “reaffirm[ed] that combating antisemitism is essential to protecting all communities in Canada,” the group stated on X that “certain recommendations… raise serious concerns about potential impacts on Charter-protected freedoms, including protest and expression” and suggested “efforts to address hate” should “not inadvertently limit civil rights, restrict lawful advocacy or disproportionately marginalize communities.”

Aviva Klompas, CEO and co-founder of Boundless Israel, told Fox News Digital that she applauds the report’s recommendations of “creating safety zones around religious institutions and community spaces, strengthening hate crime enforcement and education,” but does not “think it fully accounts for the multiple dimensions driving this immediate surge, including Islamic extremism and the ways anti-Zionism is used as a cover to target Jews.”

There are concerns about whether the Senate’s recommendations are sufficient to address the current climate of anti-Jewish hate. Poupko said, “Antisemitism is too generic a term to describe what is now the problem,” adding that the “‘old’ solutions, like education, police training and Holocaust awareness are clearly insufficient to meet the challenge.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces criticism over the rise in antisemitic attacks after shootings at synagogues in the Toronto area earlier this year. (Renaud Philippe/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Klompas says she “appreciate[s] that a plan is being put into place” but is concerned “that it doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment. Jewish schools have been shot at, synagogues repeatedly targeted and Jewish-owned businesses vandalized.”

She questioned whether anyone would “gamble on a new task force or education training programs to keep your family and friends safe at a moment when they are actively under attack?”

Ian McLeod, senior media relations advisor at the Canadian Department of Justice, told Fox News Digital, “The Government of Canada is taking concrete action to counter hate in all its forms, including antisemitism, and reinforce that our society will not tolerate anyone being made to feel afraid because of who they are, how they worship or where they gather.” The spokesperson noted that many of the Senate’s recommendations “reflect these actions.”

Temple Emanu-El in Toronto was shot at on March 3, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Among the initiatives McLeod said were already underway is Canada’s Action Plan on Combating Hate (CAPCH), launched in September 2024, “which brings new and existing initiatives together to foster greater coordination and collaboration among federal organizations to prevent and address hate.”  

During the same year, McLeod said the Canadian government “announced over $273 million to support community safety, improve responses to hate crimes, help victims, and counter radicalization.”

A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic has resulted in the deaths of three people, including an elderly couple, and has caused illness in at least three others, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and South Africa’s Department of Health on Sunday.

The WHO announced that an investigation is ongoing, with one hantavirus case already confirmed. One patient is receiving intensive care at a hospital in South Africa, and the organization is collaborating with authorities to evacuate two more individuals displaying symptoms from the vessel.

The Dutch cruise operator stated that the ship is currently stationed off the coast of Cape Verde, a nation of islands off Africa’s western shoreline. Local authorities are providing assistance but have not yet permitted anyone to leave the ship. The two individuals in need of urgent medical attention are reportedly crew members.

Hantavirus infections are spread mainly by rodents

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses present worldwide, primarily transmitted through contact with the urine or feces of infected rodents such as rats and mice. The virus drew attention following the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late actor Gene Hackman, from a hantavirus infection in New Mexico last year.

Gene Hackman passed away approximately a week later at their residence due to heart disease.

Hantaviruses cause two serious syndromes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a severe disease that effects the lungs, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a severe disease that affects the kidneys.

While rare, WHO said hantavirus infections can be spread between people. There is no specific treatment or cure, but early medical attention can increase the chance of survival.

“WHO is aware of and supporting a public health event involving a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean,” the organization said. “Detailed investigations are ongoing, including further laboratory testing, and epidemiological investigations. Medical care and support are being provided to passengers and crew. Sequencing of the virus is also ongoing.”

The weekslong cruise started in Argentina

South Africa’s Department of Health said the ship, the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, had left Argentina around three weeks ago for a cruise that included visits to Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and other stops. It was due to ultimately head to Spain’s Canary Islands on the other side of the Atlantic.

The first victim was a 70-year-old man who died on the ship and whose body was removed in the British territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, the South African health department said in a statement. The man’s wife collapsed at an airport in South Africa trying to take a flight to her home country of the Netherlands, the department said. She died at a nearby hospital.

The department identified the patient in intensive care in a hospital in Johannesburg as a British national. It said that person fell ill near Ascension Island, another remote island in the Atlantic, after the ship left Saint Helena and was transferred from there to South Africa.

Around 150 passengers were onboard

Around 150 tourists were onboard at the time of the outbreak, South Africa’s health department said. Several online tour operators said the Hondius, which is described as a specialist polar cruise ship, usually travels with around 70 crew members.

Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that runs the cruise, said the third victim’s body was still onboard the ship in Cape Verde and its priority was to ensure the two crew members who were ill received medical care.

“Local health authorities have visited the vessel to assess the condition of the two symptomatic individuals,” the company said. “They are yet to make a decision regarding the transfer of these individuals into medical care in Cape Verde.”

WHO said it was working with national authorities and the ship’s operators to conduct a “full public health risk assessment” and provide support for those still onboard.

South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, meanwhile, was conducting contact tracing in the Johannesburg region to identify if other people were exposed to the infected passengers in South Africa.

Jasson Domínguez once again showcased the potential that has intrigued the Yankees since they signed him as an international free agent nearly seven years ago. The 23-year-old switch-hitter, who has yet to establish himself as a full-time major leaguer, delivered an impressive performance on Sunday, contributing two doubles and hitting his first home run of the season in the Yankees’ commanding 11-3 victory over the Orioles.

With Giancarlo Stanton sidelined due to a calf injury, Domínguez seized the opportunity to start as the designated hitter. This occasion presented him with another chance to make his mark—a chance he hasn’t consistently capitalized on in the past.

Although Domínguez started the game 0-for-2, he soon found his rhythm. In the sixth inning, he doubled down the left field line and crossed the plate to give the Yankees the lead in what had been a tightly contested matchup.

His standout moment came in the eighth inning, when he launched a two-run homer from the left side of the plate, igniting a seven-run rally. Domínguez rounded off the explosive inning with another double, this time batting from the right side.

Then came a two-run homer, from the left side, to spark a seven-run inning in the eighth, which Domínguez capped by doubling again from the right side.

The Yankees have been waiting for years for Domínguez to hit consistently from that side of the plate, despite having grown up a right-handed hitter.

“That’s his natural side,” Aaron Boone said. “When you see him hit or take BP, you see it’s not an unnatural move.”

Domínguez has pummeled the ball right-handed in his month at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, but has never produced enough from that side to warrant being an everyday player at the major league level.

With Cody Bellinger in left field and Trent Grisham in center, Domínguez found himself at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre again this season.

There remain not only doubts about hitting righty, but also on defense.

Before the game, Boone said he would look to get Aaron Judge a DH day at some point this week, with Domínguez now serving as the fourth outfielder after losing Randal Grichuk.

Domínguez said his three-hit game Sunday was “awesome” and that he’s been working to get more comfortable hitting right-handed.

He’s been down this road before, having first come up to the Yankees late in 2023.

“Adversity is always tough, but that’s what I’ve got to do,” Domínguez said. “I’ve got to do my job.”

A performance like the one Sunday, he said, “definitely helps.” It was the second time in his career he’s had a hit from both sides of the plate in the same inning.

Domínguez is the only Yankee to do that since Mark Teixeira did it in 2016.

Just days before Rudy Giuliani was hurried to the hospital in critical condition, comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a jest about the former New York City Mayor being ‘in the grave.’ This remark came during Kimmel’s commentary on his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he often blends humor with current events.

Kimmel, at 58 years old, was addressing the backlash he faced after a previous joke related to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He seized the moment to take a jab at 81-year-old Giuliani, a figure who has frequently been in the public eye for his political endeavors and controversies.

“Last night, America’s mayor, Rudy Giuliani, rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama involving me,” Kimmel quipped, underscoring his signature style of weaving biting humor into his commentary.

In a more pointed remark, Kimmel questioned Giuliani’s support system, wondering aloud if there were any family members who could intervene in what he implied was a time of need for the former GOP presidential candidate. “Does this man have any family members who can come get him already?” he asked, with a tone that mixed concern with sarcasm.

‘Does this man have any family members who can come get him already?’ he said.

He then played a clip of Giuliani saying on his podcast that Kimmel is ‘one of the most distasteful human beings in this country.’

When the audience then started booing Giuliani’s remarks, Kimmel responded: ‘I have to say, it hurts to be called distasteful by a man who farted his own pants off in front of Borat’s daughter.’

Still, Kimmel continued to play the clip from Giuliani’s livestreamed podcast.

‘Kimmel was making believe that he was hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which I think he did once, I don’t know. Probably once… and about four people probably watched it and he bombed like usual,’ said Giuliani.

‘This is supposed to be a comedian,’ he continued. ‘He’s also like an incompetent jacka**.’ 

Jimmy Kimmel joked on his show Tuesday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ‘rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama involving me’

Kimmel played a clip from Giuliani’s podcast in which he called the late night host ‘one of the most distasteful human beings in this country’

Giuliani (pictured in January 2025) was rushed to the hospital in critical condition on Sunday

But Kimmel laughed off Giuliani’s comments.

‘I have to say, it’s confusing to be called an incompetent jacka** by a man who accidentally held a press conference outside a dildo store, who doesn’t seem to have any understanding of when videos are running and when they aren’t and has a gallon of squid ink dribbling off the top of his head,’ the comedian shot back.

Just four days later, a spokesperson for Giuliani announced that he had been rushed to the hospital. 

‘Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he’s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,’ spokesman Ted Goodman said.

‘We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor – Rudy Giuliani.’ 

It remains unclear why the 81-year-old was hospitalized in Florida.

But he was previously heard coughing and sputtering on a livestream posted to his Facebook page Friday night.

As it started he said: ‘My voice is a little under the weather so I won’t be able to speak as loudly as I usually do.’

Kimmel has been facing backlash for a joke he made ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in which he called First Lady Melania Trump an ‘expectant widow’ 

Meanwhile, Kimmel continues to face criticism for his joke about the First Lady, which came just days before suspected gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in an apparent assassination attempt.

Melania responded by slamming ‘Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric’ which she claimed was ‘intended to divide our country’.

‘His monologue about my family isn’t comedy – his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,’ the First Lady wrote on X Monday morning.

She called on ABC to ‘take a stand’ against Kimmel, while the president went further by saying he should be ‘immediately fired’. 

‘I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale,’ he wrote on Truth Social. 

‘Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC.’

But Kimmel claimed his joke was just pertaining to the ‘age difference’ between Trump and his wife, not an assassination. 

He also condemned the shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while offering condolences to everyone impacted. 

Kimmel’s joke came just days before suspected gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, (pictured) opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in an apparent assassination attempt 

‘It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he’s almost 80 and she’s younger than I am,’ the comedian said. 

‘It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination. And they know that.’

‘I’ve been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence, in particular,’ he added. 

‘But I understand that the First Lady had a stressful experience over the weekend and probably every weekend is pretty stressful in that house.’

Kimmel then twisted Melania’s words to criticize her husband again.

‘I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject. I do and I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it,’ he quipped.

Kimmel then pointed out that both he and Donald Trump were legally protected by the First Amendment. 

‘By the way, I should point out Donald Trump is allowed to say what he wants to say, as you are you, as am I, as are all of us, because under the First Amendment we have a right as Americans to free speech,’ he said to applause from his audience.

Still, the Federal Communications Commission has ordered early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations – which could lead the federal agency to revoke the stations’ licenses and ultimately take them off the airwaves. 

It is the first crisis Disney’s new CEO Josh D’Amaro must face as he now has to decide how ​to respond to mounting pressure to fire Kimmel.

The Daily Mail has reached out to ABC and representatives for Kimmel for comment.