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Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

04-10-2024 20:06 Prosecutor's office seeks dismissal of charges against French rugby players accused of rape, which could put an end to the case.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

04-09-2024 15:55 Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou land in Paris, after Mendoza court allowed them to return home pending the conclusion of their case probing alleged rape.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

03-09-2024 14:24 Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, the two French rugby team players accused of rape by a woman in Argentina two months ago, will be allowed to leave the country, a court in Mendoza rules.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

31-08-2024 10:26 Mendoza courts considering allowing the French rugby players accused of rape to return to their country while the trial continues in which a request for the defence's acquittal is pending.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

27-08-2024 10:14 Woman who denounced French rugby players for rape in Argentina tried to commit suicide last week and will miss a hearing set for Tuesday, says plaintuff’s legal representative.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape freed but must stay in Argentina

12-08-2024 15:48 Two French rugby players accused of rape released from house arrest on the condition they stay in the country until court proceedings are concluded.

COURTS

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

08-08-2024 15:53 The two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina were formally questioned in court on Thursday.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

12-07-2024 15:18 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

10-07-2024 10:29 Two members of France's international rugby team touring South America were arrested in Argentina on July 9, 2024 following an allegation of sexual assault.

ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.

SPAIN

Javier Milei visits Spain without meeting the King or Pedro Sánchez

17-05-2024 16:45 This is Milei’s first visit to Spain since being inaugurated.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

'A mistake': Spanish minister backtracks on Milei 'substances' remark

07-05-2024 15:35 Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente says his suggestion that Javier Milei acted like he was on “substances” was an error and that he didn't foresee the repercussions.

POLITICS

La Libertad Avanza removes head of lower house caucuss

11-04-2024 16:19 Oscar Zago's replacement will be Córdoba lawmaker Gabriel Bornorini, who presides over the General Legislation commission and will now head up crucial 'omnibus' bill debate; Vote was unanimous and Zago announces departure from the La Libertad Avanza caucus in lower house.

COURTS

Judicial world abuzz as 'human-trafficking mega scandal' reaches court

06-10-2023 17:48 Judge Ariel Lijo hears testimony from witness who has set judicial world abuzz with denunciation of a human-trafficking ring allegedly involving members of Argentina's elite.

FOOTBALL BETTING

Gambling firms cash in as sports betting encroaches on football

27-04-2023 14:31 A breakdown of the main companies and provincial governments collecting the most taxes from betting. Are football matches in Argentina fixed? How has online gambling changed the industry?

by Ramón Indart

10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS

Catholic faithful celebrate decade of Francis' papacy in Luján

12-03-2023 09:18 Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered Saturday in Luján to celebrate 10 years of Francis' papacy on Saturday as festivities in honour of the Buenos Aires-born pontiff got underway.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea: ‘Pope Francis bothers the elites’

10-03-2023 10:58 Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea, the head of the Argentine Synod and one of the persons closest to Pope Francis, discusses the pontiff’s decade leading the Catholic Church.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CRIME & SECURITY

Police officers mourn colleague killed in Retiro Subte shooting

16-02-2023 13:44 City police force turns out in large numbers for funeral of slain officer killed at Retiro Subte station by Oscar Gustavo Valdez; Suspect questioned ahead of indictment for aggravated homicide.