Gisele Pelicot's daughter says mother ‘would die' before acknowledging she was victim of rapist father too
Caroline Darian, the daughter of French serial rape victim Gisèle Pelicot, says she thinks her mother would 'die' if she acknowledged that her daughter was also a potential victim of Dominique Pelicot.
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Irish Examiner
5 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Extremists kill dozens of soldiers at a Mali military base, sources say
Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali, civil society and military sources said on Tuesday, in the latest militant violence in West Africa's restive Sahel region. The attack on Sunday on the base in Boulkessi, near the border with Burkina Faso, killed at least 60 soldiers and wounded 40 more, a civil society activist in the area told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to reporters. The al Qaeda-linked JNIM group claimed responsibility. A military source told the AP there were around 280 soldiers in the base, and 'all of those who didn't die were taken prisoner by the terrorists'. Mali's army acknowledged the attack in a statement on Monday, adding that soldiers had fought 'to their last breath'. It did not provide an exact death toll. Mali, along with neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger, has battled an insurgency by armed groups, including some allied with al Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Following military coups in all three nations in recent years, they have expelled French forces and turned to Russia's mercenary units for security assistance. In a separate attack on Monday, JNIM claimed responsibility for co-ordinated attacks on a military airport, a military base and army checkpoints in the northern town of Timbuktu. Mali's army said on social media it repelled the attack and that 13 extremists had been killed. It did not say whether any soldiers were killed. A hospital employee in the town said one soldier died of his wounds and 10 other people were wounded. Timbuktu residents said they heard heavy gunfire and saw armed men enter the town on motorcycles. They spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals. Rida Lyammouri, a Sahel expert at the Morocco-based Policy Centre for the New South, said the high level of co-ordination in the two attacks shows that JNIM had been planning them for a while. Attacks by extremists have been on the rise in Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso in recent weeks. JNIM has established a strong presence in both.
The Irish Sun
7 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
PSG hero's home ransacked in shocking burglary attempt just hours after he celebrated Champions League final win
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE hero Fabian Ruiz's home was ransacked by burglars just hours after he celebrated winning the trophy. The midfielder helped Paris Saint-Germain to an epic 5-0 win over 3 Fabian Ruiz had his home ransacked after the Champions League win Credit: AFP 3 There were clashes with police during the team's trophy parade Credit: AFP 3 Fan turned up in their numbers to celebrate the iconic win Credit: AP Ruiz, 29, then enjoyed the victory parade through the French capital on Sunday. But the Spain international's mood was shattered the following day when two teenage robbers broke into his upmarket property in Paris' western suburbs. Luckily alarm systems alerted police to the brazen daylight raid just before midday. They raced to the scene, and arrested the two suspects in the act. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS A police source told Le Parisien newspaper: "We found the player's home in total disorder. "The two minors had rummaged through every room before we caught them red-handed." Ruiz joined PSG from Capped 37 times, he previously played for Spanish clubs Most read in Football PSG hold Victory Parade following Champions League win against Inter Milan His PSG teammate Willian Pacho had his home burgled in March while on international duty with Ex-Manchester United winger Angel di Maria suffered a burglary during his PSG stay in 2021. Widespread disorder broke out in Paris and across France as soon as Luis Enrique 's side had wrapped up their record-breaking win on Saturday. Two people died, and hundreds were arrested. But the direct attack on midfield ace Ruiz's home - even though unsuccessful - will particularly sicken the vast majority of PSG's fans.
RTÉ News
9 hours ago
- RTÉ News
French officer to go on trial over 2023 death of teen that sparked riots
A French policeman who shot and killed a teenager at point-blank range in June 2023, sparking days of riots, is to go on trial for murder, a court and prosecutors have said. The officer is accused of murdering 17-year-old Nahel M in the Nanterre suburb of Paris. The trial could take place in the second or third quarter of 2026, the court and prosecutor said in a joint statement. The officer, identified as Florian M, was released from custody in November 2023 after five months in detention. Mobile phone footage of him shooting the teenager inside a car during a traffic control on a busy street went viral. The anger sparked protests that degenerated into rioting and led to scenes of devastation across France. Police initially maintained that Nahel had driven his car at the policeman, but this was contradicted by the video, which showed two officers standing outside a stationary car, with one pointing a weapon at its driver. "This order for a trial is both disappointing and not surprising," said Laurent-Franck Lienard, the officer's lawyer. "The investigating judge would have had to be courageous to take a different position than that of the prosecution" which pushed for the trial, he said, adding that he would lodge an appeal against the order. "We maintain that the shooting was legitimate," Mr Lienard added. Frank Berton, the lawyer for Nahel's mother, expressed his "satisfaction" over the move. "We are just seeing the law being applied ... Now all that remains is to convince the court," he said. The move to try the officer over the death of Nahel, who was of north African origin, comes against the background of new tensions in France over racism and security. A man who had posted racist videos shot dead his Tunisian neighbour and badly wounded a Turkish man in the south of France at the weekend, and a Malian man was stabbed to death in a mosque in April. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, who is taking an increasingly hard line on immigration issues, has faced accusations of not adopting a strong enough stance against such crimes and even fuelling a racist climate. But he said that "every racist act is an anti-French act".
