Recap: Dominique Pelicot sentenced to 20 years as historic French rape trial concludes
Dominique Pelicot, has received a maximum 20-year sentence on charges of aggravated rape and attempted rape charges, for drugging and raping his wife Gisele over the course of a decade.
50 other men he invited to assault her over the years have also been convicted of at least a single charge, and could face sentences of 10 to 18 years prison time.
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❗️Ukraine used Western munitions to target chemical plant in Rostov region – Russian MoD
#SMO #Ukraine
Supporters gather as Luigi Mangione arrives at Pennsylvania courthouse – NY Post
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO, arrived at a Pennsylvania courthouse Thursday amid protests.
Over 100 supporters waved “Free Luigi” and anti-health-insurance signs, including one reading, “Health Insurance Practices Terrorize People.”
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❗️Russia agreed to a Christmas ceasefire and a POW exchange, but Ukraine said it was out of the question – Putin
#Putin #Orban #Ukraine
❗️‘It turned out that Biden is more of a human being than a politician, so I wouldn’t criticize him for that’ – Putin on the Hunter Biden pardon
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Vladimir Putin’s wild interaction with reporter who claimed the West could literally sink under water in the near future
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❗️Vladimir Putin criticizes Google for using its algorithm to spread ‘political propaganda’
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Vladimir Putin explains why he considers the Zelensky government in Kiev illegitimate
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There are at least as many Ukrainians living in Russia, as there are in Ukraine – Putin
"People who are part of our culture, part of our people are welcome here".
❗️Abkhazia: MP killed in shooting outside Parliament
Another legislator has reportedly been wounded. The incident follows public unrest in the capital city of Sukhumi, which culminated in President Aslan Bzhania deciding to resign last month.
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❗️Russia achieved its primary goal in Syria, preventing the establishment of an Islamic caliphate — Putin
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❗️Vladimir Putin says he hasn't met with Bashar al-Assad since his departure from Syria
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❗️Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or existence is threatened — President Putin
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❗️Once the Ukrainians are pushed out of the Kursk region, everything will be restored — President Putin
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❗️Soldiers often pass on souvenirs to me: President Putin presents a combat banner gifted to him by Russian troops
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UN chief says Israel must stop air strikes in Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Israeli airstrikes on Syria violations of sovereignty that "must stop."
"Syria's sovereignty, territorial unity, and integrity must be fully restored, and all acts of aggression must come to an immediate end," Guterres told reporters.
Since jihadist militants ousted Assad, Israel has launched hundreds of strikes, targeting weapons and military sites.
#Israel #Syria #UN
❗️Trump calls for abolishing the national US debt ceiling
Getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing [Congress] could do,” Donald Trump told NBC. “I would support that entirely.”
Trump called the debt ceiling a pointless concept, suggesting its breach could be "a catastrophe or meaningless" and that no one should risk finding out.
#US #Trump
❗️'Spend more time with those close to you' – Vladimir Putin's closing remark for the year-end Q&A
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❗️Russia’s ongoing advance in Ukraine cannot be stopped – Putin
#Putin #SMO #Ukraine
❗️Spread of online pornographic content is a global issue – Putin
“We have to come up with an alternative. We have to come up with something more interesting than a porn site”.
❗️Israel is the main beneficiary of the situation in Syria – Putin
#Putin #Syria #Israel
❗️Attacks against Orthodox Church in Ukraine are “the most blatant violation of human rights” – Putin
#Putin #Ukraine
❗️Russia has no preconditions for peace talks with Ukraine — Putin
#Putin #Ukraine
❗️Putin thanks NBC reporter for accidentally admitting Ukraine’s killing of the Russian general in Moscow was an act of terrorism
“This assassination was carried out in a way that posed danger to many other people”.
❗️Russia has become stronger despite the West’s attempts to weaken it – Putin responds to NBC
"Despite the prosecution of Russian media in the West, you can work freely here."
❗️Vladimir Putin is open to meeting with Donald Trump
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❗️Dominique Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in prison in French mass rape trial
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❗️Oreshnik is uninterceptable by missile defenses — President Putin
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❗️The situation is changing drastically; the frontline is moving every day as our fighters reclaim territories — President Putin
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❗️Is Putin ready to deal with Trump?
Questions from Russians appear on the screen during President Putin’s annual Q&A.
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