French far-right leader Le Pen’s embezzlement trial enters final stretch, presidential bid at stake
France • Nov 13, 2024, 10:54 AM
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French prosecutors lay out their proposed sentence in Marine Le Pen's high-stakes EU embezzlement trial on Wednesday, with the far-right leader's presidential ambitions hanging in the balance.
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Gisèle Pelicot slams 'macho' society that 'trivialises rape' in closing statement
France • 11:11 AM
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In her closing statement of the mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves across the country, survivor Gisèle Pelicot said it was time for “macho” society that “trivialises rape” to change. “I’ve lost 10 years of my life that I’ll never make up for,” she
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French farmers threaten 'chaos' over EU trade deal with South America's Mercosur
France • 9:43 AM
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French farmers launched new protests Tuesday against a proposed deal between the EU and the four South American countries of the Mercosur trade bloc. The French government is strongly opposed to the deal but protesters want French President Emmanuel Macr
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Children of Gisèle Pelicot decry 'house of horror' as French mass rape trial nears end
France • 8:28 AM
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David Pelicot, the son of Gisèle Pelicot described the “house of horror” the family lived in during his testimonial at an Avignon court in southern France on Monday. For a decade, his father drugged his mother to have her raped by dozens of strangers. Ca
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