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Judges in France are set to deliver verdicts today for 51 men involved in a mass rape trial that has stunned the nation. The case centres around Dominique Pelicot, 72, who is accused of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her, and orchestrating a series of sexual assaults by dozens of men over nearly a decade.

At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in the ongoing Ukraine war, according to a South Korean MP. Lee Sung-kwon revealed this information after receiving a briefing from the country’s National Intelligence Service. The casualties, which also include around 1,000 injured, are believed to have occurred since North Korean troops entered the conflict on Russia’s side earlier this month.

France’s highest court, the Cour de Cassation, has upheld a corruption conviction against former President Nicolas Sarkozy, rejecting his appeal. The ruling means that Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, must now wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for a year.