French court increases sentence of man convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot
A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and in...
Ukrainian and U.S. officials met in Jeddah to discuss a peace roadmap after Ukraine's largest drone attack on Moscow. Zelenskyy seeks to mend ties with the U.S., while Washington weighs Kyiv’s willingness to compromise. European allies urge caution in negotiations.
Ukrainian and U.S. officials convened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday to explore a potential roadmap towards ending the war with Russia. The discussions come just hours after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow to date, signaling its continued military resilience.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes the talks will repair strained relations with the U.S. after a contentious meeting with President Donald Trump last month. In a bid to align with Trump’s vision for a swift resolution, Zelenskyy has proposed an initial truce in the air and at sea.
The U.S., Ukraine’s primary ally since Russia’s 2022 invasion, has recently shifted its stance, halting military aid and pausing intelligence sharing. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed the importance of understanding Kyiv’s willingness to make concessions.
Meanwhile, European allies remain cautious, insisting negotiations should only occur from a position of strength. Zelenskyy warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains uninterested in genuine peace and could threaten other European nations if Ukraine’s resistance falters.
The talks in Jeddah mark a pivotal moment in determining Ukraine’s future and the broader geopolitical landscape.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, his lawyer said.
President Donald Trump has said that hostages should be released Monday or Tuesday at a cabinet meeting held in the White House on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Thursday that the coming hours will be crucial for securing peace in Gaza, with the ongoing conference in Paris aimed at complementing the U.S. initiative.
Defence ministers from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia meet in Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday which included the signing of bilateral and trilateral agreements on boosting regional security.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived two attempts to remove her from office after the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left-wing groups on Thursday.
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