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With Guilty Verdicts, Rape Victim’s Ordeal in France Becomes a Message of Hope
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. With that, the trial that had both horrified and captivated France for almost four months ended with a victory for the woman at its center.
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday tried to paper over or shift the blame for recent setbacks at home and in the Middle East, while making a fresh appeal to Donald Trump that he was ready to talk to the U.S. president-elect “any time.”
What It Looks Like on an Island Steamrolled by a Cyclone
A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.
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With Guilty Verdicts, Rape Victim’s Ordeal in France Becomes a Message of Hope
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years. With that, the trial that had both horrified and captivated France for almost four months ended with a victory for the woman at its center.
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday tried to paper over or shift the blame for recent setbacks at home and in the Middle East, while making a fresh appeal to Donald Trump that he was ready to talk to the U.S. president-elect “any time.”
What It Looks Like on an Island Steamrolled by a Cyclone
A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.
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