French MPs on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill seeking to end "marital duty". Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown University, says that 'legislatures have played a significant role in keeping women far behind' and that 'because of these philosophies in law, women could be sexually abused by their husbands and even their boyfriends'.
#France #SexualViolence #Law #rape #WomensRights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5r5X8LpUUI
More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a five-kilometre section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge, authorities said Monday. Land was continuing to give way due to rain that has soaked the area in recent days, said the mayor of the southern hill town of Niscemi. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.
#Italy #Sicily #landslide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7vwr2mIFw
French lawmakers are set to vote on a draft law that would ban social media for children under 15, a measure advocated by President Macron to protect kids from excessive screen time. The legislation also includes a ban on mobile phones in high schools.
#France #SocialMedia #technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPPrzOoElc
Former French Senator Joël Guerriau is on trial for drugging MP Sandrine Josso with ecstasy, allegedly to rape her. During a search of Guerriau's property, 30 grams of ecstasy were found. If convicted, he faces up to 5 years in prison and a 75,000 euro fine, while Josso has since campaigned against drug-facilitated sexual assault.
#France #Guerriau #Josso #SexualAssault #rape #drugs #trial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFP8bGV13aI
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had reached a framework for a deal over Greenland following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he would therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
#Greenland #NATO #Trump #tariffs #Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKf3NZWylJM
Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people,” online video showed early Monday, the latest disruption to follow nationwide protests in the country. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin reports.
#Iran #protests #police #technology #HumanRights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxtJzJkF2ow
Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to make its fashion dolls more inclusive. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports
#Barbie #autism #diversity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvtdMlENzh0
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, amid concerns that it is being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images.
#Grok #ElonMusk #technology #pornography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGyiwU7C1PU
Two of Italy’s top newspapers, La Repubblica and La Stampa, are likely to be sold to Greek media tycoon Theodore Kyriakou, whose political and business links abroad have sparked concern over editorial independence. The proposed sale, which involves foreign investment from Gulf allies and has drawn interest from Moscow, has prompted strikes, political debate and widespread unease among journalists and readers alike.
#Italy #PressFreedom #LaRepubblica #LaStampa #Russia
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251218-press-freedom-scrutiny-intensifies-over-sale-of-italy-s-leading-newspapers
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien, Yann Saint Pierre, CEO and counter-terrorism consultant at the Modern Security Consulting Group, says that the Australian government's push for stricter gun laws "will only be superficial and not go at the heart of the problem", adding that "being able to work pre-emptively and monitoring of data and behaviours" is a lot more effective in combating terrorism.
#Australia #terrorism #Jews #AntiSemitism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4-O_gyDD6E
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