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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Allowed To Temporarily Leave France: Report
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organised crime, sources told AFP.
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France Issues New Arrest Warrant For Syria's Assad: Report
Two French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, the second such move by France's judicial authorities, a source said on Tuesday.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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Telegram Founder's Arrest And Its Widespread Implications For Tech Giants
When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of facilitating the widespread crimes committed on it.
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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Said to Be Arrested in France Over Alleged Offenses Related to Messaging App
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who has dual French and United Arab Emirates citizenship, was arrested as part of a preliminary police investigation into allegedly allowing a wide range of crimes due to a lack of moderators on Telegram.
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Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
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Man Charged With Murder By UK Police After Bodies Were Found In Suitcase
A suspect has been charged with murder after the bodies of two men, one of whom was from France, were found dumped in suitcases on a well-known UK bridge, police said on Monday.
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5 Men Jailed Over Paying For Sexual Acts With 12-Year-Old Girl In France
A French court has jailed five men over paying for sexual acts with a 12-year-old girl, in a rare instance of such a case being brought before a court in the country.
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32 Percent Surge In Hate Crimes In France Following Gaza War: Report
Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate crimes surged 32 percent in France last year, government figures showed Wednesday, with a spike following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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'Donkey Flight' Fliers From Gujarat Agreed To Pay Rs 60 Lakh To Enter US
More than 60 people from Gujarat on board the Nicaragua-bound plane, which was sent back from France over suspected human trafficking, had agreed to pay Rs 60 lakh to Rs 80 lakh to immigration agents, who promised to cross into the US illegally.
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France Detains 80 Men In Most Far-Reaching Child Sex Crime Swoop
Around 80 men, including a local councillor and two schoolteachers, were detained this week in France's most far-reaching swoop on suspected child sex abusers, police sources said.
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France Issues "Historic" Arrest Warrant Against Syrian President Assad
France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in 2013, plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday.
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France Records Over 1,000 Anti-Semitic Crimes Since October 7 Hamas Strikes
France has recorded more than a thousand anti-Semitic acts since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunman on Israel, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday. "The number of anti-Semitic acts has exploded," he told France 2 television, addin
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Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Year-Old Son In France
A man has been charged in France with murder after his son aged 7 was found in the bath of the family apartment, the body covered in bruises and partially frozen, prosecutors said Sunday.
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"Russian Flag Cannot Be At Paris Olympics", Says France's Macron
French president Emmanuel Macron insisted Wednesday that "the Russian flag cannot be at the Paris Olympic Games... at a time when Russia is committing war crimes".
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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Allowed To Temporarily Leave France: Report
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organised crime, sources told AFP.
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France Issues New Arrest Warrant For Syria's Assad: Report
Two French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, the second such move by France's judicial authorities, a source said on Tuesday.
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French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Probe Into Organised Crime on App
Telegram boss Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation by a French judge. The charges for which he was initially arrested four days ago include suspected complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking, and fraud among others.
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Telegram Founder's Arrest And Its Widespread Implications For Tech Giants
When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was accused of facilitating the widespread crimes committed on it.
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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Said to Be Arrested in France Over Alleged Offenses Related to Messaging App
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who has dual French and United Arab Emirates citizenship, was arrested as part of a preliminary police investigation into allegedly allowing a wide range of crimes due to a lack of moderators on Telegram.
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Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilisation' Plot For Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
The source said an investigation was opened into "passing intelligence to a foreign power in order to arouse hostilities in France", adding that the crime was punishable by up to 30 years in jail.
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Man Charged With Murder By UK Police After Bodies Were Found In Suitcase
A suspect has been charged with murder after the bodies of two men, one of whom was from France, were found dumped in suitcases on a well-known UK bridge, police said on Monday.
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5 Men Jailed Over Paying For Sexual Acts With 12-Year-Old Girl In France
A French court has jailed five men over paying for sexual acts with a 12-year-old girl, in a rare instance of such a case being brought before a court in the country.
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32 Percent Surge In Hate Crimes In France Following Gaza War: Report
Racist, xenophobic and religion-based hate crimes surged 32 percent in France last year, government figures showed Wednesday, with a spike following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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'Donkey Flight' Fliers From Gujarat Agreed To Pay Rs 60 Lakh To Enter US
More than 60 people from Gujarat on board the Nicaragua-bound plane, which was sent back from France over suspected human trafficking, had agreed to pay Rs 60 lakh to Rs 80 lakh to immigration agents, who promised to cross into the US illegally.
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France Detains 80 Men In Most Far-Reaching Child Sex Crime Swoop
Around 80 men, including a local councillor and two schoolteachers, were detained this week in France's most far-reaching swoop on suspected child sex abusers, police sources said.
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France Issues "Historic" Arrest Warrant Against Syrian President Assad
France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in 2013, plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday.
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France Records Over 1,000 Anti-Semitic Crimes Since October 7 Hamas Strikes
France has recorded more than a thousand anti-Semitic acts since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas gunman on Israel, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday. "The number of anti-Semitic acts has exploded," he told France 2 television, addin
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Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Year-Old Son In France
A man has been charged in France with murder after his son aged 7 was found in the bath of the family apartment, the body covered in bruises and partially frozen, prosecutors said Sunday.
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"Russian Flag Cannot Be At Paris Olympics", Says France's Macron
French president Emmanuel Macron insisted Wednesday that "the Russian flag cannot be at the Paris Olympic Games... at a time when Russia is committing war crimes".
