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Authorities raid X offices in cybercrime investigation as French prosecutors target Elon Musk and his AI chatbot Grok over sexualized deepfakes and data misuse. Musk and former CEO Yaccarino are summoned for questioning in April.

France: Authorities raid X offices, summon Musk in cybercrime investigation

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French authorities raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday. The investigation targets alleged crimes, including sexualized deepfake images and illegal use of data, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. The probe started in January 2025 over complaints that X’s algorithms could manipulate content. It was later expanded to include Musk’s […]

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Tinubu approves deployment of four envoys to US, UK, France, Turkey

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the deployment of envoys to key global missions, confirming the first batch of postings from the 68 ambassador-designates approved by the Senate last December. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the President authorised the deployment of envoys including Ambassador Ayodele Oke to France, Colonel Lateef Are to the United States

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Nigeria, EU, France sign €10.2m deal to boost local medicine production

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The Federal Government has entered a €10.2 million partnership with the European Union (EU) and France to strengthen Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and boost local medicine production. The agreement, signed under the EU’s Global Gateway Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (MAV+) initiative, aims to enhance access to quality healthcare and promote

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Kylian Mbappe refuses to take part in the upcoming France national team photoshoot as he wants more control over his image rights

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Kylian Mbappe has reportedly refused to take part in the France national team’s photoshoot as his long-running dispute with the French Football Federation (FFF) over image rights continues. Mbappe led a boycott among the French team of certain sponsors back in March as he did not want to be associated with particular brands. On Monday, September

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France firefighters battle ‘monster’ wildfire near Bordeaux

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Almost 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of woodland have already been burnt by a “monster” wildfire in southwest France, according to officials. A number of homes have been destroyed by the raging fire nearby Bordeaux, which has also compelled 10,000 locals to escape. Gregory Allione, a firefighter spokesperson, told France’s RTL Radio that “it’s an ogre,

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Gunman kills five family members including his Father and three younger siblings in France

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A man has killed five of his family members including his father and three younger siblings after he took them hostage. According to Mail Online, the 22-year-old man barricaded himself in a house with his father, stepmother and three children in the small eastern town of Douvres about 30 miles east of Lyon on Tuesday night,

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UK temperature reaches 40 degrees for first time as European countries battle massive wildfires in record heatwave

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Firefighters in southwestern France, Southern and western Germany and Belgium battled on Tuesday, July 19 to contain massive forest wildfires while the UK recorded its highest ever temperature of 40 degrees in record heatwave.The temperature of more than 40C (104F) was provisionally recorded on Tuesday for the first time ever in Britain, the Met Office

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France confirms first three cases of coronavirus in Europe

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France has confirmed its first three cases of Coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases of the deadly virus from China in Europe. French health minister Agnes Buzyn who made the announcement on Friday January 24, first confirmed the cases of two people who travelled to China. The third case, believed to be a family member of one of those

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Emmanuel Macron of France, Theresa May of UK and Angela Merkel of Germany

UK, France, Germany disagree with US on Iran nuclear deal

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Global powers, including key United States (US) allies like Germany, United Kingdom, France and others, have said they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal which President Donald Trump has threatened to tear apart. Mr Trump said on Friday that he would stop signing off on the agreement. The UK, France and Germany responded that

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Exploding cream dispenser kills popular fitness blogger in French

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Rebecca Burger A well-known lifestyle blogger in France has been killed by an exploding whipped cream dispenser. Rebecca Burger’s death was announced on Facebook in what her family called a “domestic accident”. A warning against the faulty dispensers was also posted to her Instagram account, saying it “exploded and struck Rebecca’s chest, causing her death”.

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