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Joël Guerriau sentenced to four years in prison after spiking lawmaker’s champagne with ecstasyA French court has found a former senator guilty of drugging a female lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her.Joël Guerriau, 68, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday, of which 18 months must be behind bars.In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support for rape and sexual abuse on 0808 802 9999 in […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer poked fun at his French counterpart on Tuesday - by putting on a pair of sunglasses at an event before saying, "bonjour". Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the stateAs federal immigration crackdowns in Minnesota have continued on Tuesday, an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by various news outlets indicates that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting.The report emerged as Donald Trump signals he may begin reducing the […]

Pat Conroy says Muslim community are ‘incredibly valued Australians’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe minister for defence industry, Pat Conroy, has refuted claims made by shadow frontbencher Andrew Bragg about the Muslim community.Earlier Bragg accused Australia’s Muslim community of needing to “take some responsibility” for the Bondi terror attack and for the federal government to make sure funding doesn’t go to […]

Donald Trump set to attempt to pivot Republican messaging as he shows signs of softening on deadly Minnesota operation. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

South-west England bears brunt of storm, but yellow weather warnings are also issued for Wales, Northern Ireland and ScotlandA major incident has been declared in Somerset after swathes of south-west England were left flooded and cut off by Storm Chandra.The heavy rain and strong winds prompted calls for more resources to be invested in making the region more resilient in extreme weather. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Al-Maliki has been nominated by the largest Shia bloc in parliament as its candidate for PM.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article