Telegram CEO Durov placed under formal investigation and banned from leaving France
France • Aug 28, 2024, 1:18 PM
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Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, will be placed under formal investigation after four days of questioning by French police and is forbidden to leave French territory, Paris prosecutors said on Wedneday following Durov's appearance in a Paris court. Durov was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday in a probe of 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud on the messaging platform.
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French jihadist linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers stands trial for terrorism-related offences
France • 11:43 AM
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French jihadist Peter Cherif, who was in regular contact with the brothers who carried out the 2015 attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, went on trial in Paris Monday. Cherif, who has not been formally charged over the attack, is on trial for terr
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France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with Ursula von der Leyen
France • 9:23 AM
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French European commissioner Thierry Breton announced he was standing down from his role effective immediately Monday, publicly accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of having tried to block him from being reappointed. Breton, one o
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