Many of those who attended the trial returned to see a new play based on the case of Gisèle Pelicot, who confronted her ex-husband and dozens of men accused of raping her.

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During a rare news conference on Friday, the head of the French military, Thierry Burkhard, said Russia remains a “lasting, close” threat.

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First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.

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