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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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"Forced To Leave India": French Journalist After Overseas Citizenship Row
French journalist Vanessa Dougnac on Saturday left India saying she cannot afford to wait for outcome of the legal process set in motion in the wake of a notice issued to her by government regarding cancellation of her Overseas Citizen of India card.
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France Plans To Revoke Birthplace Citizenship In Mayotte
French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the Constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis.
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Birthright Citizenship Scrapped From New French Immigration Law: Court
Parts of a contested new French immigration law go against the constitution and must be scrapped, France's Constitutional Council said on Thursday.
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French Actor, Granted Russian Citizenship By Putin, Blasts His "Excesses"
French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine.
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"I Am French", Says Boris Johnson's Father, Applying For Citizenship
The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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Citizenship Amendment Act India's Internal Matter, Says France: Report
France considers the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) an internal matter of India, French diplomatic sources said today after nearly 600 lawmakers in the 751-member European Union parliament moved six resolutions against the controversial law.
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Won't Extradite Former Nissan Boss If He Arrives In France: Minister
France "will not extradite" Carlos Ghosn if the former Nissan boss, who fled Japan to avoid a trial and who has French citizenship, arrived in the country, a minister said Monday.
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Not Apt To Comment On India's Domestic Matter: France On Citizenship Act
The amended Citizenship Act is India's internal and domestic matter, French envoy Emmanuel Lenain said on Monday as he noted that his country believes in freedom of religion.
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"Spiderman" Migrant Hero Who Saved 4-Year-Old Boy Becomes French Citizen
The migrant hero nicknamed "Spiderman" for saving a child hanging off a balcony by scaling a Paris apartment block with his bare hands has become a French citizen, according to a government decree.
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Father Of Rescued Paris Child Was On Street To Play Pokemon Go: Officials
The family of the young boy saved by "Spiderman" Mamoudou Gassama in a daring rescue that won him global acclaim and a promise of French citizenship has thanked the Malian youth for his quick thinking.
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Malian Hero, Who Rescued Child, To Get French Citizenship And Job
Video shows Mamoudou Gassama, 22, risking his life on Sunday as he climbed up the balconies to rescue the four-year-old who is clinging to a railing and glancing at the ground below, while horrified onlookers watched.
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Muslim Woman Who Refused Handshake Denied French Citizenship
France's highest administrative court has upheld a decision to deny a French passport to an Algerian Muslim who refused to shake hands with officials during her citizenship ceremony, according to a ruling seen by AFP Thursday.
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French Premier Pushes Law To Revoke Terrorists Citizenship
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is appealing to legislators to approve a divisive bill, prompted by last year's attacks on Paris that would revoke the French citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality.
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French Lawmakers To Debate Contested Post-Attacks Constitution Changes
French lawmakers will today begin debating proposals to change the constitution to strip dual nationals of their French citizenship in terrorism cases and enshrine in the text controversial measures put in place after the November 13 attacks on Paris.
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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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"Forced To Leave India": French Journalist After Overseas Citizenship Row
French journalist Vanessa Dougnac on Saturday left India saying she cannot afford to wait for outcome of the legal process set in motion in the wake of a notice issued to her by government regarding cancellation of her Overseas Citizen of India card.
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France Plans To Revoke Birthplace Citizenship In Mayotte
French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the Constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis.
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Birthright Citizenship Scrapped From New French Immigration Law: Court
Parts of a contested new French immigration law go against the constitution and must be scrapped, France's Constitutional Council said on Thursday.
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French Actor, Granted Russian Citizenship By Putin, Blasts His "Excesses"
French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine.
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"I Am French", Says Boris Johnson's Father, Applying For Citizenship
The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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Citizenship Amendment Act India's Internal Matter, Says France: Report
France considers the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) an internal matter of India, French diplomatic sources said today after nearly 600 lawmakers in the 751-member European Union parliament moved six resolutions against the controversial law.
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Won't Extradite Former Nissan Boss If He Arrives In France: Minister
France "will not extradite" Carlos Ghosn if the former Nissan boss, who fled Japan to avoid a trial and who has French citizenship, arrived in the country, a minister said Monday.
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Not Apt To Comment On India's Domestic Matter: France On Citizenship Act
The amended Citizenship Act is India's internal and domestic matter, French envoy Emmanuel Lenain said on Monday as he noted that his country believes in freedom of religion.
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"Spiderman" Migrant Hero Who Saved 4-Year-Old Boy Becomes French Citizen
The migrant hero nicknamed "Spiderman" for saving a child hanging off a balcony by scaling a Paris apartment block with his bare hands has become a French citizen, according to a government decree.
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Father Of Rescued Paris Child Was On Street To Play Pokemon Go: Officials
The family of the young boy saved by "Spiderman" Mamoudou Gassama in a daring rescue that won him global acclaim and a promise of French citizenship has thanked the Malian youth for his quick thinking.
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Malian Hero, Who Rescued Child, To Get French Citizenship And Job
Video shows Mamoudou Gassama, 22, risking his life on Sunday as he climbed up the balconies to rescue the four-year-old who is clinging to a railing and glancing at the ground below, while horrified onlookers watched.
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Muslim Woman Who Refused Handshake Denied French Citizenship
France's highest administrative court has upheld a decision to deny a French passport to an Algerian Muslim who refused to shake hands with officials during her citizenship ceremony, according to a ruling seen by AFP Thursday.
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French Premier Pushes Law To Revoke Terrorists Citizenship
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is appealing to legislators to approve a divisive bill, prompted by last year's attacks on Paris that would revoke the French citizenship of convicted terrorists with dual nationality.
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French Lawmakers To Debate Contested Post-Attacks Constitution Changes
French lawmakers will today begin debating proposals to change the constitution to strip dual nationals of their French citizenship in terrorism cases and enshrine in the text controversial measures put in place after the November 13 attacks on Paris.
