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The trial of a Frenchman who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife at their home resumes on Monday, with the cases of eight new defendants to be examined in court. The case of Dominique Pelicot, 71, and 50 other co-defendants aged 26 to 74 years old has caused outrage and sparked protests…
Paris: A French court sentenced a graphic artist who worked on beloved animated feature films for Pixar and Disney to 25 years in jail for ordering the livestreamed rape of preteen girls in the Philippines. The Paris court late Thursday found Bouhalem Bouchiba guilty of complicity in the rape of hundreds of girls and in…
Raphael Varane has been appointed a board member at Como after retiring from football last month, the Serie A club announced on Saturday. Como said that Varane would join the club’s board to advise on “youth development, education, and product innovation”. His youth development work will integrate “academic, leadership, and vocational training into the youth…
Kylian Mbappe. (Picture Credit: AP) Amid allegations linking the Real Madrid forward to an investigation in Stockholm, Mbappe’s lawyer said the player was not aware of the extent of the media frenzy, but is completely calm and does not understand what he could be accused of. Kylian Mbappe was “shocked” to see his name linked…
Thiago Motta refused on Saturday to say whether Paul Pogba had a future at Juventus after the France midfielder’s four-year doping ban was slashed to 18 months. Pogba, a World Cup winner with Les Bleus in 2018, will be able to return to competitive football from March 11 next year following Friday’s ruling…
India and France are negotiating the deal for buying 26 Rafale Marine jets. New Delhi: France has submitted the final price offer to India for the 26 Rafale Marine Jet deal just ahead of the scheduled visit of Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to the country. Defence sources told ANI that the best and…
Pavel Durov said it was “surprising” he was being held responsible for other people’s content. Paris: Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Thursday hit out at France for arresting and charging him last month over the publication of extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app. In a lengthy post on Telegram,…
Indian powerlifters Sakina Khatun and Parmjeet Kumar flattered to deceive, finishing seventh and eighth in their respective weight categories at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday. The 35-year-old Sakina, the 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, could manage only one legal lift in her three attempts resulting in an underwhelming best effort of 86kg in the women’s…
Flagbearers Bhagyashri Mahavrao Jadhav of India and Sumit of India lead their contingent during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP) The 84-strong Indian unit was led by flagbearers Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav. The unit representing the tricolour in Paris will look…
The chief of Telegram Pavel Durov on Wednesday was charged by the French judiciary. Paris: The chief of Telegram Pavel Durov on Wednesday was charged by the French judiciary with a litany of violations related to the messaging app but allowed to go free while being banned from leaving the country. Durov was granted conditional…