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Gisele Pelicot, 71, has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men opened last month. Photo: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her, said she was "broken" by her ordeal, but also "determined" to help other women. The 71-year-old has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men opened last month in the southern French city of Avignon. The case has sparked horror, protests and a debate about male violence in French society. "I am a woman who is completely broken," Gisele Pelicot told the court, adding that she wanted to "change society" in terms of how it deals with sexual assault. Gisele Pelicot insisted from the start t...

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia, Samoa. Photo: Commonwealth Secretariat / Supplied Climate change, the Middle East, and the importance of small nations on the world stage are being picked as major talking points for the Commonwealth meeting in Samoa. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM for short, has been held every two years since 1973. King Charles attended the last one in Rwanda in 2022 - standing in for his mother just months before her death. This year about 6000 people are expected in Samoa, the first time a small Pacific nation has hosted. A majority of attendees - 33 of the 56 countries - are small states. Otago University Professor of International Relations Robert Patman said climate change would be high on the agenda for them. "I think climate...

By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan for Reuters Turkish police officers gather in Kahramankazan, north of Ankara on October 23, 2024, near the gate of the Turkish Aerospace Industries, after a huge explosion outside the headquarters. Photo: AFP Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries' headquarters on Wednesday, the government said, and witnesses said they heard gunfire and a loud explosion at the site near Ankara. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were killed in what he called a terrorist attack, adding three of the injured are in critical condition. TV broadcasters earlier showed footage of armed assailants entering the TUSAS building. "Two terrorists were neutralised in the terror attack on the TUSAS Ankara Kahraman...