The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous statements regarding their awareness of their victim’s vulnerable state. The recurring question was how the accused could not have been aware of a sleeping woman's lack of consent. http://dlvr.it/TDT3sW
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was on Tuesday poised to resign but lead a caretaker government with restricted powers until after the Paris Olympics amid parliamentary deadlock in France. The leftist alliance New Popular Front has still not managed to name a consensus candidate for prime minister after snap legislative elections earlier this month.
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