Today we're following testimony from Gisèle Pelicot, victim in a French mass rape trial. You can follow our live coverage of her remarks to the court here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

Gisèle Pelicot closing statement: 'There will forever be 51 people who defiled me,' victim tells mass rape trial

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband Dominique Pelicot is on trial with 50 other men - the BBC's Laura Gozzi is reporting live from the court in Avignon.

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The number of Palestinian children killed in Gaza over the past 3 weeks has exceeded the number of children who died in conflict zones around the world each year since 2019, according to human rights groups

More Children Killed In Gaza This Month Than In Conflict Zones For All Of 2022

Since the violence escalated on Oct. 7, at least 3,195 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza, and the number is likely to keep climbing.

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“I asked the Israeli cabinet to agree to the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza based on the understanding that there will be inspections, and that the aid should go to civilians and not to Hamas,” Biden said. “Israel agreed the assistance can begin to move.”

Biden says Israel will allow humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip

The president announced the plans after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and his war cabinet Wednesday.

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Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived rebellion against Moscow, is back in Russia, according to the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

What to know: Prigozhin is back in Russia, Lukashenko says

The Wagner Group head has returned to Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday.

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Far-right politicians in Europe have seized on rioting in France to push anti-immigration rhetoric.

What to know: Europe’s far right are capitalizing on the France riots

Politicians are using the ongoing violence in France to push anti-immigrant narratives and drum up party support.

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