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The Pelicot Trial Returns, This Time to the Stage

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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“The Pelicot Trial,” at the Avignon Festival in southern France, on Friday night.
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Russia Sees France as Its Main Enemy in Europe, French General Says

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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Gen. Thierry Burkhard, the head of the French military, speaking about the Russian threat in Paris during a news conference on Friday.
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The River Seine Reopens for Public Swimming, After a Century

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.
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