French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case
The 71-year-old Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her over a nine-year period.
Toddler believed to have been left alone in car for hours before death, Queensland police say
Detectives investigate death of two-year-old girl in Innisfail, where temperatures peaked above 30C on Monday
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Police investigating the death of a two-year-old girl at Innisfail in north Queensland believe the toddler had been inside a vehicle for several hours before she was found unresponsive on Monday.
The far north police Supt Mick Searle said detectives would undertake a “very complex and detailed” investigation into the girl’s death.
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Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.
During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.”
Continue reading...Conor McGregor breaks silence on sexual assault trial loss: ‘I should have shut the party down’ – New York Post
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Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.
More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say – ABC News
- More than a dozen missing after tourist boat sinks off Egyptian coast, officials say ABC News
- Three bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast CNN
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- 17 Missing After Newly-Built Tourist Yacht Capsizes During 5-Day Trip on the Red Sea PEOPLE
- 16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt The New York Times
‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel – The Times of Israel
- ‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel The Times of Israel
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- UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi The New York Times
- Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped The Associated Press
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Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us
Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file two petitions alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired while also accusing them of defamation
Drake has launched two legal actions against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music, as well as accusing them of defamation.
In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular.
Continue reading...Trump promises 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada, extra 10% tariff on China
US president-elect says measures will remain until countries stamp out irregular border crossings and drug trafficking.
Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine – Asia Times
- Russian Oreshnik missile hit a grave warning to NATO, US, Ukraine Asia Times
- See charred remains of debris that Ukraine says came from Russian missiles CNN
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- Putin sends a missile message to the West: 'Back off' Reuters
- What does Russia’s launch of an ‘experimental’ weapon at Ukraine mean for allies? Defense One
Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico’s new system – The Associated Press
Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms – The Guardian
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- UK: We’re not sending troops into Ukraine ‘at this time’ POLITICO Europe
- Europeans will ramp up military support for Ukraine, says German defence minister Reuters
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- Russia's advance in Ukraine fastest since early 2022, analysts claim. Kyiv Independent
Republicans push back against Democrats’ claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised – ABC News
Pakistani security forces raid supporters of Imran Khan after unrest in Islamabad
More than 50,000 people had earlier forced their way into capital to demand former prime minister’s release
Pakistani security forces have launched a sweeping midnight raid on supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan who had earlier forced their way through security barriers and entered Islamabad.
Thousands of protesters had gathered in the centre of the capital after a convoy, led by Khan’s wife, broke through several lines of security all the way to the edge of the city’s highly fortified red zone.
Continue reading...Pakistan: five killed, dozens injured as Imran Khan supporters clash with security forces – The Guardian
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- Four troops killed in Pakistan as protesters demand release of ex-PM Khan Reuters
- Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters The New York Times
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned.
Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base
A combat alert was in place on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, he tells the BBC.
Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England
‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report says
Safeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.
A review of the experiences of 193 children in England who were victims of sexual abuse by a family member found seven went on to commit suicide, while 14 more – including a seven-year-old – either attempted suicide or talked about killing themselves.
Continue reading...‘Opera should be an unstoppable art form’: Royal Opera announce Netia Jones as associate director
The Royal Ballet and Opera have created a new role, allowing Jones to drive development and new commissions
The Royal Ballet and Opera today announces that Netia Jones has been appointed to the newly created position of associate director of The Royal Opera.
Over the past two decades the British-born Jones has carved a career spanning opera, theatre, concerts and immersive installation projects as a director, designer and video artist. Recently she directed the Royal Opera’s first ever virtual reality opera Current, Rising, and her staging – as director and designer – of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Garsington Opera this summer was hailed as “stylish and very funny”.
Continue reading...Premier League and Channel 4 to train teenagers in Labour’s £45m work drive
Ministers to announce sweeping changes to welfare and out-of-work support, aiming to get people off benefits
Teenagers will get skills training at the Premier League, Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel 4 as part of a government drive to get hundreds of thousands into jobs or education and make sure “no young person is left behind”.
Some of Britain’s biggest cultural and sporting institutions will provide work or training opportunities as part of a £45m “trailblazer” scheme across eight English regions, including Liverpool, Tees Valley and the East Midlands.
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