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Twelve British soldiers were injured in a major traffic pile-up in Estonia, close to the border with Russia, local media have reported.Eight of the troops - part of a major NATO mission to deter Russian aggression - were airlifted back to the UK for hospital treatment on Sunday after the incident, which happened in snowy conditions on Friday, it is understood. Five of these personnel have since been discharged with three still being kept in the military wing of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.The crash happened at an intersection at around 5pm on Friday when the troops were travelling in three minibuses back to their base at Tapa. Two civilian cars, driven by Estonians, are thought to have collided, triggering a chain reaction, with four other vehicles - comprising the three...

A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result.Mr Trump was first indicted on four felonies in August 2023: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The president-elect pleaded not guilty to all charges and the case was then put on hold for months as Mr Trump's team argued he could not be prosecuted. Image: Special Counsel Jack Smith. Pic: Reuters Image: Donald Trump supporters storm the US Capitol On Monday, prosecutors working wit...

A man who repeatedly drugged his wife unconscious and invited strangers to rape her for years should be given the maximum 20-year sentence in prison, French prosecutors have said.Dominique Pelicot, 71, has confessed to all the charges and admitted to mixing sedatives into her food and drink so he and others he recruited online could sexually assault her. He previously told the court: "I am a rapist just like all the others in this room."Some 50 other men are also on trial for allegedly participating in the attacks on Gisele Pelicot, 71, who waived her right to anonymity and insisted the trial in southern France was held in public to shame her attackers.Prosecutor Laure Chabaud has asked the panel of judges for the maximum possible penalty for aggravated rape, 20 years, for Ms Pelicot's ex-...

There was something desperately oppressive that came with being in Tbilisi today.Perhaps it was the sight of hundreds of police officers, massed together and lurking in packs, waiting for something to happen. Maybe it was the dark clouds that poured rain over the streets. But most likely it was the sense that this is a city, and a country, that is uncomfortable with itself. That Georgia is a nation in turmoil. Image: Protests continue in Georgia, where many are convinced their nation is led by imposters A month after its general election, this is a country where many still seethe, convinced that their votes were negated by corruption and that their nation is now led by imposters.Georgian Dream may have been announced as the...