In her closing statement of the mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves across the country, survivor Gisèle Pelicot said it was time for “macho” society that “trivializes rape” to change. “I’ve lost 10 years of my life that I’ll never make up for,” she added. The trial enters its final stages this week. Source … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $93,500 mark and thus registered a new all-time high price (ATH). The following graph, provided by TradingViewshows the bitcoin price from the previous ATH, in the BTC-USDT pair with prices from the Binance exchange: Bitcoin price since November 13. Source: TradingView. This event occurs on a historic day for bitcoin: today … Read more
Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight operation, authorities said Tuesday, as the government seeks to regain some control of the city. Source link
Senior figures from Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) were set to meet on Tuesday evening to discuss whether or not Chancellor Olaf Scholz is still the right man to lead the party into snap elections in February — or whether Defense Minister Boris Pistorius would be a better option. Federal elections have been brought forward … Read more
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected “any foreign interference” in the country’s war, praising Russia’s “supportive stance” for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Sudan’s brutal civil war that is triggering famine across the country, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by … Read more
Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv’s first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. Story by Emerald Maxwell. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday it was time for Germany to support Ukraine’s longer-range strike capabilities against Russia. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Nick Holdsworth. Source link
Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours prompted European officials to say Tuesday that they suspect “sabotage” and “hybrid warfare” linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Story by Camille Knight. Source link
Two months before leaving office, US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions preventing Kyiv from using the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) for strikes deep into Russian territory that could help defend its territorial gains in Russia’s Kursk region. Today, Ukraine launched the US-made missiles onto Russian soil for the first time. Here’s what you … Read more
Options allow for more sophisticated investment strategies than just buying and selling an asset. For Balchunas, what he sees in the first hours of trading “is a ton for the first day.” Options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), which is issued and managed by the BlackRock company, are having a successful debut on … Read more