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Paris court condemns 19 accused terrorists, Abdeslam jailed for life

After nearly 10 months of hearings and three days of deliberations, the five judges at the special criminal court on Wednesday delivered their verdicts on the 20 Paris attacks accused, finding all but one of them guilty of terrorist offences. The court handed down some of the harshest penalties prescribed…

Radio France Internationale

Prime suspect handed life sentence for November 2015 Paris terror attacks

Salah Abdeslam, the only attacker who survived the events of November 13, 2015, was found guilty on terrorism and murder charges, with no possibility of an early release

Daily Mirror

Russia quits Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in blow to blockade of Ukraine

Russian forces have abandoned their positions on Snake Island, a Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea, weakening their blockade of Ukraine's ports, Ukrainian defence officials said on Thursday. US President Joe Biden said Washington will announce an additional $800 million in military aid for Kyiv at the close of a…

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PM targets France after NATO Summit

Paris will be the next stop for Anthony Albanese, after the prime minister attended the "extremely successful" NATO Summit in Madrid.

AAP

How French court ruled in Paris Islamist attacks trial

A French court announced guilty verdicts on Wednesday for all 20 men tried for the Nov. 13, 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed by Islamist militants.

Reuters

Morning mail: hospital recruitment failure, Albanese’s climate plea, row over Trump’s alleged car ‘lunge’

Thursday: A scheme to recruit an extra 2,000 doctors and nurses from abroad assisted just 24 people. Plus: record-breaking rainfall expected

The Guardian - AU

20 men are convicted in the 2015 Paris terror attacks; one sentenced to life in prison

The deadliest peacetime attacks in French history killed 130 people. Chief suspect Salah Abdeslam was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise.

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Reactions to verdicts in Paris attacks trial

The following are reactions from survivors, families of victims and leading politicians to the guilty verdicts by a French court on Wednesday for all 20 men judged at trial for the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed by Islamist militants:

Reuters

Sole surviving member of Paris attacks terror squad Abdeslam sentenced to whole-life prison term

The sole surviving member of an Islamic State terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015 was handed a whole-life sentence by a French court on Wednesday, the toughest punishment possible.

Radio France Internationale

Danny Brown says he was sexually assaulted by the rapper Ninja

The rapper’s allegation, and his overt comparison to MeToo, buck hip-hop’s narrow expectations of masculinity and machismo.

Mic

French prosecutors investigate government minister after rape accusations

The Paris prosecution office said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into France's minister for the disabled, Damien Abad, on suspicion of attempted rape, an accusation his lawyer said he denied.

Reuters

Paris attacks: Islamic State fanatic Salah Abdeslam found guilty of mass murder

Failed suicide bomber will spend rest of his life in prison for his role in the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people

Evening Standard

20 found guilty for deadly 2015 Paris attack

The killing spree, claimed by ISIS, left 130 people dead and injured hundreds more.

Axios

Bataclan terror attack: Isis bomber guilty of mass murder over 2015 Paris blast

He has been sentenced to life in prison without parole – a punishment handed out just four times in French history

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The Guardian - UK

Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam found guilty of murder and jailed for life

Abdeslam was only survivor of 10-man terrorist unit that struck in city, killing 130 people, in 2015

Reuters

Abdeslam sentenced to life in jail for role in 2015 Paris attacks - court

A criminal court on Wednesday imposed a lifetime prison sentence without any possibility of parole on Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of the group that killed 130 in Paris in a gun-and-bomb assault on Nov. 13, 2015.

France 24

Paris court rejects Italy's extradition request for ex-Red Brigade members, former terrorists

A Paris court on Wednesday ruled against extraditing to Italy 10 former left-wing militants, including some former Red Brigades members, convicted of domestic terrorist crimes in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters

French court begins sentencing in trial of 2015 Paris attacks

A court in Paris judged for their suspected involvement in a jihadist assault on on Wednesday started reading out the verdicts against 20 defendants Nov. 13, 2015, the most deadly attack ever seen in peacetime France.

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Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life in prison as Paris attacks trial winds up

Judges handed down verdicts on Wednesday to 20 men accused over the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, wrapping up the biggest trial in modern French history.

Reuters

Paris court rejects Italy's request to extradite former leftist militants

The Paris Court of Appeal said on Wednesday it had rejected Italy's request to extradite several former leftist militants whom the French authorities arrested last year.

Radio France Internationale

Gardens and square around Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to get a green makeover

A Belgian company has been selected to redesign the forecourt and gardens around Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Among the possible changes is an increase in foliage of over 30 percent and the creation of a new underground reception area opening out to the Seine river.

The Independent UK

20 suspects in Paris terrorist attacks trial: Who they are

A total of 20 men are facing a verdict Wednesday over the 2015 Paris attacks by Islamic State extremists on the Bataclan theater, Paris cafes and the national stadium

Radio France Internationale

Ex members of left-wing Italian terror group await French extradition verdict

The Paris Court of Appeal will on Wednesday rule on whether to extradite 10 former members of the hard left Italian extremist group the Red Brigades. The activists, who have been living in France for decades, are wanted by Italy for acts of terrorism committed between 1970 and 1980.

The Guardian - AU

Nations must work together through ‘conflict and crisis’ to reduce climate change risks, Albanese tells OECD

Prime minister will say food insecurity has become a significant challenge and Australia has a major role to play in meeting the challenge

AAP

World must act with 'urgency': PM

Australia's commitment to defending global security will be reaffirmed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in an address to the OECD in Paris.

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