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Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP

Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP

Getty ImagesA former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP's drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her.Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence - 18 months of which are to be served behind bars - and, according to local media, was ordered to pay Sandrine Josso €5,000 (£4,348) in damages for emotional distress. Guerriau, now 68, had invited Josso, 50, to his Paris flat in November 2023. He later admitted serving her a…

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Zelensky condemns deadly Russian drone strike on passenger train

Zelensky condemns deadly Russian drone strike on passenger train

Ukraine's DSNS emergency service/Kharkiv regionAt least one carriage of the passenger train was burning after the Russian drone attack in north-eastern UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a passenger train that local officials say killed at least four people.Zelensky said another four people were missing after the train with more than 200 people on board was hit in Ukraine's north-eastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday.Earlier, officials in Ukraine's southern port of Odesa…

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Trump’s border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis

Trump’s border tsar replacing Bovino in Minneapolis

Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter EPAUS President Donald Trump has deployed his "border tsar" Tom Homan to lead on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, after two US citizens were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.The White House has said Homan, who arrived in Minneapolis on Tuesday, will now be the "main point of contact on the ground" and will meet with city officials.It comes as Gregory Bovino, the US border patrol chief…

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Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown

Iran protesters describe personal toll of crackdown

Soroush Negahdari,BBC MonitoringandGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC PersianWANA via REUTERSIranian authorities responded with lethal force as the protests in Tehran escalated on 8 January"My friends are all like me. We all know someone who was killed in the protests."For Parisa, a 29-year-old from Tehran, the crackdown by security forces in Iran earlier this month was unlike anything she had witnessed before."In the most widespread previous protests, I didn't personally know a single person who had been killed," she said.Parisa said she…

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Third arrest in murder investigation over body in Plymouth marina

Third arrest in murder investigation over body in Plymouth marina

BBCA body was located at Plymouth's Millbay Marina during searches on SundayA third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of an ongoing investigation into a suspicious death. Devon and Cornwall Police said the body of a man was located in the water at Plymouth's Millbay Marina during searches on Sunday. A murder inquiry was launched after the body of Drew Perham, 24, was located at the marina after he was reported as missing by…

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Plymouth acid attack victim’s ex ‘knew ‘exactly’ what was coming

Plymouth acid attack victim’s ex ‘knew ‘exactly’ what was coming

Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceDanny Cahalane was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 MayProsecutors have told a court the former wife of a drug dealer "knew exactly" what was going to happen when her ex was fatally attacked with acid.Danny Cahalane was attacked at his Plymouth home on 21 February 2025 over a £120,000 drug debt to his boss, Winchester Crown Court heard. He died in hospital on 3…

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Sweden aims to lower age of criminal responsibility to 13 as gangs recruit children

Sweden is moving forward with plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 in serious cases as it grapples with a growing number of children recruited into gangs to carry out violent crimes without facing serious legal repercussions.Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the country was in an "emergency situation" and stopping the use of children in criminal networks was a "crucial task" for the government.But several authorities, including police, prison officials and prosecutors, have…

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Philippines former president fit for trial, ICC says

Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity.The ICC also set a "confirmation of charges" hearing on 23 February, where judges will decide whether the prosecution's case against Duterte is strong enough to proceed to a trial.Duterte's lawyers earlier argued that the 80-year-old is unfit to participate in the ICC proceedings. He has been detained at the Hague since March last year.He…

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Immigration chief departing Minneapolis as Trump sends border tsar Tom Homan to scene

A top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis in what may mark a shift in the White House's tone after the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal officers over the weekend. As Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and some immigration agents depart, "border tsar" Tom Homan will begin leading on-the-ground efforts in the Minnesota city after the shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday escalated tensions. The decision by President…

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Former Olympian Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to drug kingpin charges

Former Olympian Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to drug kingpin charges

Regan MorrisSanta Ana, California ReutersRyan Wedding appeared in a Santa Ana court on Monday Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has pleaded not guilty to all 17 felony charges against him including drug trafficking, witness tampering and conspiracy to commit murder.In his first court appearance since being arrested in Mexico last week, Wedding appeared relaxed, smiling with his attorney and occasionally at the media and FBI agents as he stretched his unshackled arms. Wedding was on the FBI's 10…

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Sly Dunbar, prolific reggae legend, dies aged 73

Reggae legend Sly Dunbar, who played with everyone from Bob Marley to The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 73.One of the genre's most revered drummers, he played on tracks such as Bob Marley's Punky Reggae Party and Dave and Ansell Collins' classic, Double Barrel.However, he was better known as half of the production team Sly & Robbie - who produced groundbreaking hits for everyone from Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru, to non-reggae acts like Bob…

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Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows

Trump abandons attack mode as Minneapolis shooting backlash grows

Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentReutersPresident Trump talks to reporters on Air Force One on SaturdayThe Trump administration has quickly abandoned its familiar "deny and attack" playbook after initially using it when federal agents shot dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.Within 24 hours, as various videos of the shooting circulated online, it became clear that the White House was out of step with public opinion. Since then, the administration – and the president himself - have changed tack,…

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