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French mass rape trial adjourns ahead of verdict set for Thursday The trial of a French man and dozens of strangers who he enlisted to rape his heavily-sedated wife adjourned, on Monday, December 16, for deliberations, ahead of a verdict later this week, the presiding judge said. “We will head to the deliberation chamber and will not leave until we have made our decision,” Roger Arata told the court, saying the delivery of the verdict had been scheduled for 8:30 am GMT on Thursday, all while cautioning the timing was “theoretical” and it could be postponed to Thursday afternoon or…

  Pelicot rape trial: Time for humility There were just a few more words left. The last ones from the 50 defendants – the 51st is on the run – who were due to take the microphone one after the other on Monday, December 16. Then there will be silence and waiting. The five judges of the criminal courtin Avignon have given themselves until Thursday or Friday at the latest to deliberate and deliver their verdict. For two and a half weeks, until last Friday, the defense pleaded. One seasoned lawyer bellowed, another delighted in listening to himself, a few…

The organic battle of the PSOE of Aragón intensifies as we wait for Pilar Alegría to fulfill the predictions and formally apply to succeed Javier Lambán and become the first general secretary of the federation. The Government spokesperson and Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, who is finalizing her candidacy, does not have the support of the former regional president (2015-2023) and territorial leader of the socialists since 2012. Lambán’s argument, which will not be presented to re-election and has not publicly named a successor, is that it would be “an anomaly for a minister to lead the opposition…

After nine thirty in the morning, businessman Víctor de Aldama arrived at the Supreme Court this Monday with a black folder under his arm. He entered the judicial headquarters without making statements, prepared for three hours of exhaustive interrogation where he once again shot at the former all-powerful minister within the Government and the PSOE: the investigated José Luis Ábalos.But Aldama not only incriminated Ábalos and his former advisor Koldo Garc Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Aldama places Ábalos and Koldo as collectors…

The Union and the SPD both promise tax relief. According to economists’ calculations, this could mean relief of up to 100 billion euros. A table shows which taxes would receive the greatest relief. But there are doubts about its financial feasibility. Tax plans: This is how much the promises of the SPD and CDU bring

New look, new roles: After saying goodbye to James Bond, Daniel Craig is enjoying professional diversity. He emphasizes that this should not be understood as a personal reinvention or even a departure from 007. British actor and former James Bond actor Daniel Craig has no desire to leave his image as 007 behind. The British media’s claim that he has reinvented himself after leaving the role of the secret agent because of his changed appearance and new films is wrong. “I wouldn’t know how to do that,” Craig told the dpa news agency in London. “I just improvise, do everything step…

A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s main island, Efate, severely damaging Port Vila and crushing the ground floor of a building containing US and French embassies. Casualties and extensive destruction were reported, including visible bodies in the streets, as per the US Geological Survey and eyewitness accounts. Powerful earthquake hits Pacific island of Vanuatu, bodies seen in street

At least one person was killed after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu’s coast on Tuesday, causing damage in the capital, Port Vila, leaving at least one dead. The jolt was followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock near the same location. Michael Thompson, a resident, told AFP that the ground floor of a building housing the US, French and other embassies had been crushed under higher floors. “That no longer exists. It is just completely flat. The top three floors are still holding but they have dropped,” Thompson said. “If there was anyone in there at the time, then…

We are all the same.” Kate writes it down on a piece of paper with disarming innocence, while drawing leaning against the kitchen table. For her, who is just eight years old, having two mothers is not at all unusual. And neither is the fact that, just over two years ago, he addressed one of the two with the nickname “dad”. “Before we were husband and wife, now we are two wives and we love each other. And our children call us mothers” https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/17/news/modern_family_marito_moglie_transizione_mamme-423891142/?rss

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead. ADVERTISEMENTFrench President Emmanuel Macron says he will soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has slammed the French overseas territory.The French president gathered key government officials for an emergency meeting at the French Interior Ministry’s crisis centre, to discuss an action plan for the devastated island, hit by the worst storm in almost a century.In a post on social…