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Facing Questions in Gang Rape Trial, Victim Asks Her Own

Gisele Pelicot tells court she's faced humiliating grilling by defense lawyers

(Newser) - After being questioned by defense lawyers Wednesday about her sex life, including whether she was really unconscious while being raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, Gisele Pelicot responded in full. "Since I arrived in this courtroom, I have been humiliated," she told the French court,...

Dominique Pelicot on Wife: She 'Did Not Deserve This'

Frenchman accused of raping drugged wife, inviting others to do the same, takes the stand

(Newser) - After a delay in testifying last week due to a reported medical issue, the Frenchman accused of raping his wife while she was drugged, and inviting others to do the same, finally took the stand on Tuesday, and he left no doubt as to his guilt. "I am a...

Man Accused of 'Barbarism' by Wife Doesn't Testify as Planned

Dominique Pelicot was taken to the hospital on Tuesday

(Newser) - The French man accused of arranging to have his wife raped by strangers over a decade and drugging her to facilitate the crime was taken to the hospital on the day he was to testify. Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said the 71-year-old "is not trying to shirk his responsibility,...

'I Looked at the Window and Saw a Ball of Fire'

Woman dies after Ukraine launches what's said to be largest drone strike on Moscow since war began

(Newser) - Ukraine has reportedly launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital since war erupted between the countries two and a half years ago. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that 144 Ukrainian drones were shot down around the country amid a wave of overnight attacks. "Half were in...

Protesters Say Macron Denied Democracy

Far left maintains choice of prime minister from the right ignores election results

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a "power grab" the president's appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier. The protests, in some 150 locations nationwide, directly challenged President Emmanuel...

Woman on 'Unbearable' Rape Allegations: 'It Is Barbarism'

Gisele Pelicot testifies in France on ex, accused of drugging, raping her, inviting others to assault her

(Newser) - Police say that Gisele Pelicot had no idea she was being sexually abused and raped by her own husband , as well as by dozens of strangers he invited to do the same, until officers showed her photo and video evidence in 2020. On Thursday, the Frenchwoman took the stand in...

Cops: Wife Had No Idea She Was Repeatedly Raped by Men for Decade

France's Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging, sexually assaulting wife, inviting others to rape her

(Newser) - More than four dozen men are currently on trial in Avignon, France, for a crime that has "unsettled" and "shocked" the nation. At the center of the case is 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his spouse of a half-century, as well as inviting scores of...

Telegram Founder Charged, Barred From Leaving France
France Charges Telegram Chief
Aug 28, 2024 5:06 PM CDT

France Charges Telegram Chief

Platform's founder is free but cannot leave the country

(Newser) - Pavel Durov was charged with a series of crimes in France on Wednesday tied to users' activities on the Telegram app he founded, a rare instance of a top technology executive being held personally responsible for what occurs on an online platform. Durov, who was detained Saturday , was released Wednesday...

Museum Welcomes Nude Visitors—but Requires Shoes

Naturism exhibition is open to the undressed one night a month in Marseilles

(Newser) - A museum in France is retaining just one part of the "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, or Mucem, is letting visitors to its new Naturist Paradises exhibition experience the 600 pieces on display in the nude one evening a...

France Frees Telegram CEO
France Frees Telegram CEO
Aug 28, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

France Frees Telegram CEO

But Pavel Durov will appear in court

(Newser) - French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the platform is being used for illegal activities, reports the AP . Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened...

'Most Spectacular Paralympic Games Ever' Kick Off in Paris
'Cutthroat' Competition
Returns to Paris
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 28, 2024 6:52 AM CDT

'Cutthroat' Competition Returns to Paris

At 11-day Paralympics, 4K-plus athletes with disabilities will vie for medals in nearly 2 dozen sports

(Newser) - On the tail of the Summer Olympics , Paris welcomes another major athletic competition on Wednesday: the Paralympics, where 4,000-plus athletes with different levels of physical, visual, and intellectual impairments will vie for medals in nearly two dozen sports, per the AP . More than 2 million tickets have been sold,...

Meet the Paralympics' First Transgender Athlete

Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, 50, will compete in Paris, as will many other highlighted athletes

(Newser) - More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics in Paris. Read on for some of the highlighted athletes, per the AP .
  • Valentina Petrillo: The Italian Paralympian will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Games. In
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Telegram App Founder Arrested
Telegram App Founder Arrested
Aug 25, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Telegram App Founder Arrested

France accuses Pavel Durov of not stopping the criminal use of the platform

(Newser) - French authorities have taken the founder and chief executive of Telegram into custody on charges related to the dissemination of content on the online platform. Pavel Durov was detained after landing Saturday night in a private jet at the Bourget airport outside Paris. The arrest warrant was issued as part...

French Prosecutors: We're Keeping Scott a Bit Longer

Police extend rapper's detention after allegedly drunken altercation; video emerges of arrest

(Newser) - Footage has emerged of the Friday arrest in Paris of rapper Travis Scott (born Jacques Webster), after an allegedly drunken altercation between Scott and his bodyguard, as well as between Scott and a security guard who tried to intervene. The video obtained by Page Six shows Scott being hauled out...

Big Names Lined Up for Close of Games

Report: Billie Eilish, Snoop, Red Hot Chili Peppers will wrap up Games from LA; HER to sing anthem

(Newser) - The Summer Games come to a close on Sunday at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris, and it will be a star-studded event, with some familiar Olympic faces and some new ones. Sources tell Variety that Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to...

Olympic Swimmer Has a Scary Ending to Her Race

Slovakia's Tamara Potocka, 21, suffered apparent asthma attack, collapsed after emerging from pool

(Newser) - Slovakian swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. Potocka, 21, collapsed as she got out of the water and almost immediately was surrounded by a half-dozen medical attendants, who put her on a stretcher after...

Seine Problems Get Olympic Event Postponed
The Seine Finally
Cleans Up Its Act
UPDATED
Jul 31, 2024 2:31 AM CDT

The Seine Finally Cleans Up Its Act

Men's, women's triathlons will be held Wednesday

(Newser) - After days of delays and uncertainty over water quality in the Seine River, the women's and men's Olympic triathlon races will go forward Wednesday with a swim in the famed Paris waterway, the AP reports. The organizers said early Wednesday the latest tests of the water showed compliance...

Paris' 'True Olympic Flame' Isn't Really a Flame

Appearance of flickering light and smoke comes from LEDs and water vapor

(Newser) - It was a sight to behold as the Olympic cauldron was lit up Friday beneath a hot-air balloon that rose to the sky above Paris' Tuileries Garden, as it will every night of the Olympic Games. But the Olympic flame isn't a flame at all. In fact, it's...

France Hit With 2nd Bout of Vandalism Amid Games

Nation's government says telecommunications lines have been affected in multiple areas

(Newser) - The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The scale of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected any Olympic...

This Isn't a Mistake on Korea You Want to Make at Olympics

Games organizers apologize after introducing South Korean team as North Korea's competitors

(Newser) - Olympic Games organizers said they "deeply apologize" for introducing South Korea's athletes as North Korea during the opening ceremony in Paris. As the South Korean athletes waved their nation's flag on a boat floating down the Seine on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and...

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