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Teenage girls are hiring themselves out as hitwomen in Sweden's organised crime wars, keen to prove they are more deadly and ruthless than young men, prosecutors say.

German law enforcement authorities have voiced alarm that the "dangerous" chief suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann will soon leave prison and could flee the country.

The European rights court on Thursday found France's laws on sexual consent are insufficient, ruling against the authorities in a case involving a woman who accused her boss of coercing her into an abusive relationship.

A French investigating judge has ordered cinema icon Gerard Depardieu to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting actor Charlotte Arnould in 2018, legal sources said Tuesday, the latest chapter in the star's downfall over his treatment of women.

A Danish court is due to announce its verdict Monday against a former government minister accused of possession of thousands of images of child sexual abuse. 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday urged women to immediately report intimate photographs shared online without their consent, after it emerged that even the premier herself had been targeted.