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The victim of the Mazan rape case, Gisèle P., who was drugged and raped for ten years by her husband and scores of strangers he recruited on the internet, arrives at the court in Avignon before taking the witness stand. Police counted a total of 92 rapes committed by 72 men, 51 of whom were identified. IMAGES
‘Let us remain a people still capable of reversing the inevitability of destiny’, urges French president Emmanuel Macron during a speech at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas (southern France), the town where the Fort de Brégançon, the summer residence of French presidents, is located. SOUNDBITE
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores more, police say. The attack is one of the deadliest strikes in the East African country in months. IMAGES
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte arrives at prosecutor's office to give a statement in 'Rolexgate', a case in which she is being investigated for the crime of illicit enrichment for allegedly possessing undeclared luxury watches and jewelry, a scandal that has shaken the shaky foundations of her government. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urges the bloc's 27 leaders to back massive financial aid for Ukraine and Kyiv's ambitions for membership talks, ahead of a crunch summit. "We must give Ukraine what it needs to be strong today, so it can be stronger tomorrow at the table when it is negotiating a long-lasting and just peace," the European Commission president tells MEPs. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to give evidence at Britain's Covid-19 inquiry. During the pandemic he was Britain's Finance Minister, and has faced criticism for his implementation of a scheme called 'Eat Out To Help Out'. Designed to revive demand for restaurants after they were closed in Covid lockdowns, the scheme has been criticised for potentially helping spread the disease, with senior scientists saying they weren't consulted. IMAGES
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