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Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband jailed for 20 years in mass rape trial (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
The convictions bring to an end France's largest ever rape trial, which has shocked the country and world.
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Here's what you need to know about the Pelicot trial (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Judges have delivered verdicts on the defendants in a case that turned a 72-year-old woman into a feminist icon.
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I should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin tells Russians in TV marathon (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Putin tells an end-of-year press conference there should have been "systemic preparation" for the full-scale invasion.
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Jeremy Bowen: Syria's new ruler is politically astute - but can he keep his promises? (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Ahmed al-Sharaa is intelligent, astute and reluctant to say what sort of country he wants.
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Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian Christmas funfair (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
The widely advertised event saw large numbers of children show up, leading to a deadly crush.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of acts of genocide in Gaza over water access (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Israel rejects as a lie the rights group's claim that it is blocking access to water critical for survival.
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Congress in disarray and shutdown looms as Trump, Musk slam spending deal (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
The president-elect and Elon Musk rejected the bipartisan spending plan that would prevent a government shutdown.
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Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after missile attack (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Houthi-run media say nine people were killed, hours after a Houthi missile was shot down over Israel.
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Paul Pogba's brother jailed for extorting ex-footballer (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
Five other men received sentences of between four and eight years for extorting the French footballer.
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Tate brothers human trafficking case sent back by Romanian court (Thu, 19 Dec 2024)
A court upholds the influencer's challenge of the human trafficking case against him and his brother.
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