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EU’s deadline to commit to ceasefire passes without action as Trump tours Middle East with eye on developmentsElsewhere, Gérard Depardieu will appear in court in the next few minutes to hear the verdict in his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.As our Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis explains:Depardieu, 76, is the highest-profile figure in the French film industry to face allegations of sexual assault since the #MeToo movement. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£63,000).Depardieu is charged with the sexual assault of a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director during the shooting of the feature film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in Paris in 2021. He denied all the charges, telling the court he had been “dragged through the mud by calumny and lies”. Continue reading...

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