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Gisèle Pelicot returns to court after trial made her an icon – and tore her family apart
Posted onGetty Images Gisèle Pelicot will return to court as one of her 51 rapists launches an appeal The first day Gisèle Pelicot walked up the steps of the courthouse in Avignon in September 2024, she was an anonymous retired grandmother. Within weeks, this diminutive 72-year-old – the victim at the centre of the largest rape…
Nigerias kidnap crisis: Twenty-four schoolgirls freed over a week after abduction in Kebbi state
Posted onA group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president says. Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after. Nigerian President Bola…
PTI Supports MWM Call for Nationwide Mourning and Protest After Islamabad Suicide Bombing
Posted onBy Farzana ChaudhryLahore, PakistanPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced its support for a call by Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) for nationwide mourning and protests on Saturday, February 7, following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan’s capital.In a statement, PTI said it fully backs the call for peaceful protest and collective mourning over the deaths of dozens…
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock reverses ODI retirement, named in squad against Pakistan
Posted onJohannesburg — South African batter Quinton de Kock has reversed his retirement from One Day Internationals and has been included in the squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan. Cricket South Africa announced squads for the Test, ODI, and T20 formats. Test captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the series due to a…
Vatican Head Pope Leo XIV Expresses Grave Concern Over Middle East Conflict Involving Iran, Israel and US, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Negotiations
Posted onVatican City, March 16, 2026 – The head of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV, has voiced deep concern over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East involving Iran, Israel and the United States. He has appealed to all parties to declare an immediate ceasefire and return to negotiations.In his address, Pope Leo XIV said, “It…
55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says
Posted onSpecial US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, held talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, for a second day on Thursday in an effort to try and thrash out the details of the US-proposed peace deal.
