By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Trinidad and Tobago’s justice system has decriminalised homosexuality, ending sentences of up to five years for “sodomy” and two years for “gross indecency”. The decision changes the criminal framework applicable to same-sex relations in the Caribbean state, according to Le Monde.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fortune now exceeds one billion, making him the first footballer to reach this status. His income comes from his salary at Al Nassr, his long-term contract with Nike and his CR7 brand, according to P.M. News.
🌍 World · Source: P.M. News ·
The United States proposed a new security framework during negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, which are continuing for a second day. Volodymyr Zelensky said he was satisfied with the change in approach by US mediators, according to France 24.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: France 24 ·
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended the state funeral on Tuesday 10 November, in Toledo Cathedral in Spain, for the 69 people killed in the collision of two high-speed trains. The accident happened on 28 October near Urda, according to Africanews.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Africanews ·
Israel has agreed to the deployment of around 250 foreign soldiers to Gaza as part of the International Stabilisation Force, according to The Jewish Chronicle citing Israeli security sources. Morocco is among the six volunteer countries, alongside Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Uganda and Albania.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: Yabiladi ·
Nvidia hires Wachtell to investigate alleged spy affairNvidia has tasked Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, one of the largest US law firms, with an independent investigation into the relationship between its CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, who is suspected of spying for Beijing. The investigation, led by lawyer Joon Kim, runs alongside the FBI probe, according to the firm, as the company has lost $500 billion in market capitalisation since Friday.The week in Africa
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