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French left reels after violence against women claims
French left reels after violence against women claims
by  AFP

Two key parties in France's left-wing alliance were facing crises Wednesday after senior figures were accused of violence against women, with a Greens party chief stepping back from his role days after a fellow lawmaker from the hard-left France Unbowed. He stepped down from a senior role as party coordinator.

Senegal court upholds prison term in key case against mayor
Senegal court upholds prison term in key case against mayor
by  AFP

A Senegalese appeal court on Wednesday confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence. In a politically-charged case that played out against a backdrop of tensions between the opposition and government, the court upheld the six-month prison term and 18-month suspended sentence.

Palestinian street battles point to wider West Bank crisis
Palestinian street battles point to wider West Bank crisis
by  AFP

Gun battles in central Nablus, with young Palestinians fighting police and setting blazes that shut the city down, signal growing chaos in the northern West Bank that could spiral out of control. But Israel regularly calls on the PA to take firmer action in areas of the West Bank nominally under its control, notably cities like Nablus.

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