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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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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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"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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Car Fleeing Cops Kills Pedestrian In Paris
A pedestrian was killed in Paris early Sunday after being struck by a driver who was fleeing the police after refusing to submit to a traffic stop, police sources said.
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Paris Police Questions 2 People Over Rape, Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Paris investigators were on Monday questioning a woman and a man suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday.
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Man Shot Dead In Paris For Threatening Cops With Knife
Police officers shot dead a man who threatened them with a knife in the Paris business district of La Defense on Friday, police sources said.
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Fantastic Beasts 2 Trailer: Grindelwald Threatens the Peace in 1920s Paris Sequel
A new (and final) trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has arrived, giving Harry Potter fans an extended peek at the next instalment in J.K. Rowling's expanding Wizarding World.
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Most Wanted French Thief's Epic Second Jailbreak, Dramatic Chopper Escape
French police across the country have launched a massive manhunt for a notorious gangster who said his life of crime was inspired by Hollywood films like "Scarface", after he pulled off a spectacular jailbreak Sunday, fleeing his prison aboard a hijacked helicopter in a commando-style operation.
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French Jewel Thieves Jailed, Despite Perfect Crime
Their first heist, on a De Beers jewelry store, went off perfectly but three audacious thieves were handed hefty jail terms by a Paris court on Friday, after attempting to repeat the feat more than a year later.
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Trump Asked People To 'Look At What's Happening ... In Sweden.' Here's What's Happening There.
President Donald Trump caused confusion during a Saturday rally in Florida when he said: "You look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?" Trump then mentioned the French cities of Nice and Paris and the Belgian capital, Brussels. The three European cities were all attacked by terrorists over the past two years.
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France Wants International War Crimes Investigation In Syria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in Syria's Aleppo when deciding whether to see his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when he visits Paris on October 19.
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13,000 Attend Paris Rally To Protest Crimes Against Chinese
At least 13,000 people attended a rally in Paris today to protest against what they say is a crime wave targeting the Chinese community in France, police said, after a Chinese textile designer died after being mugged last month.
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Police Across US Patrolling In Pairs After Ambush Attacks
Police departments across the country are ordering officers to pair up after ambush attacks left eight officers dead in Texas and Louisiana, a precaution that could slow response times to low-level crimes and drive up overtime for already exhausted police.
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Armed Robbers Hold Up Paris Jewellers In Broad Daylight
Two robbers armed with a gun and grenade stormed one of Paris' best known jewellers on Tuesday in the latest brazen daylight strike on luxury boutiques in the French capital.
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3 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized In Major Spanish Drugs Bust
In a major drugs bust, Spanish police said on Tuesday they had seized three tonnes of Colombian cocaine and arrested 12 suspected drug smugglers from Spain, Britain and the Netherlands.
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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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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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"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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Car Fleeing Cops Kills Pedestrian In Paris
A pedestrian was killed in Paris early Sunday after being struck by a driver who was fleeing the police after refusing to submit to a traffic stop, police sources said.
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Paris Police Questions 2 People Over Rape, Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl
Paris investigators were on Monday questioning a woman and a man suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday.
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Man Shot Dead In Paris For Threatening Cops With Knife
Police officers shot dead a man who threatened them with a knife in the Paris business district of La Defense on Friday, police sources said.
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Fantastic Beasts 2 Trailer: Grindelwald Threatens the Peace in 1920s Paris Sequel
A new (and final) trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has arrived, giving Harry Potter fans an extended peek at the next instalment in J.K. Rowling's expanding Wizarding World.
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Most Wanted French Thief's Epic Second Jailbreak, Dramatic Chopper Escape
French police across the country have launched a massive manhunt for a notorious gangster who said his life of crime was inspired by Hollywood films like "Scarface", after he pulled off a spectacular jailbreak Sunday, fleeing his prison aboard a hijacked helicopter in a commando-style operation.
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French Jewel Thieves Jailed, Despite Perfect Crime
Their first heist, on a De Beers jewelry store, went off perfectly but three audacious thieves were handed hefty jail terms by a Paris court on Friday, after attempting to repeat the feat more than a year later.
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Trump Asked People To 'Look At What's Happening ... In Sweden.' Here's What's Happening There.
President Donald Trump caused confusion during a Saturday rally in Florida when he said: "You look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?" Trump then mentioned the French cities of Nice and Paris and the Belgian capital, Brussels. The three European cities were all attacked by terrorists over the past two years.
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France Wants International War Crimes Investigation In Syria
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in Syria's Aleppo when deciding whether to see his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when he visits Paris on October 19.
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13,000 Attend Paris Rally To Protest Crimes Against Chinese
At least 13,000 people attended a rally in Paris today to protest against what they say is a crime wave targeting the Chinese community in France, police said, after a Chinese textile designer died after being mugged last month.
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Police Across US Patrolling In Pairs After Ambush Attacks
Police departments across the country are ordering officers to pair up after ambush attacks left eight officers dead in Texas and Louisiana, a precaution that could slow response times to low-level crimes and drive up overtime for already exhausted police.
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Armed Robbers Hold Up Paris Jewellers In Broad Daylight
Two robbers armed with a gun and grenade stormed one of Paris' best known jewellers on Tuesday in the latest brazen daylight strike on luxury boutiques in the French capital.
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3 Tonnes Of Cocaine Seized In Major Spanish Drugs Bust
In a major drugs bust, Spanish police said on Tuesday they had seized three tonnes of Colombian cocaine and arrested 12 suspected drug smugglers from Spain, Britain and the Netherlands.
