All news on the topic: France

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Jordan Bardella’s romance with Italian princess Maria Carolina exposes his fake working-class far-right image
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella’s glitzy romance with an Italian princess has handed his critics an irresistible line of attack: that the National Rally’s champion of the working class is getting dangerously close to the very elite his party claims to oppose.
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Police release clearer image of suspect in Monaco bomb attack on Ukrainian oligarch
An international manhunt is underway for a woman with a snake tattoo who has identified as the prime suspect in the attempted assassination of a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco.
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France battles surge in crypto kidnappings as violent extortion cases soar
France’s crypto security problem is expanding beyond private keys to include the people whom attackers can identify, threaten, and force to authorize transfers.
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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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UK uncovers international network of men accused of drugging partners for rape
At least eight people have been arrested in the UK after investigators uncovered a "truly international network" of men drugging and raping women, the National Crime Agency has said.
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Interpol issues Red Notice for Ukrainian woman over Monaco bomb attack on oligarch
The suspect who allegedly detonated a bomb that blew up a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco has been named as 39-year-old Anastasia B.
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Britons investigated over drugging partners for rape in chilling copycat abuse schemes
Police have launched multiple investigations into Britons suspected of drugging their wives and partners so they can be raped by others in the wake of the Gisele Pelicot case.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Millions convinced children are being sold on Vinted as police investigate viral trafficking claims
Millions have viewed videos claiming that children are being sold through coded advertisements on the popular second-hand online marketplace Vinted.
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EU court judges held shares in major companies they could later rule on, investigation finds
More than 40 per cent of jurists at the Court of Justice have declared private financial interests, with some working on cases concerning industries where they hold stakes.
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Six questioned in France as EPPO probes €160 million cross-border VAT fraud network
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches were carried out in the Paris region and six individuals were questioned as part of an investigation into a suspected multi-million VAT fraud scheme.
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Princess Diana paparazzo claims spies tried to destroy evidence after fatal crash
The paparazzo who took graphic photographs of Princess Diana’s final moments claims he feared spies tried to blow up him and his London-based photo agency to destroy evidence linked to her death.
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Investigation finds Elon Musk’s Grok generated rape, murder and child abuse fantasies despite safety safeguards
Grok, the large language model (LLM) developed and operated by Elon Musk’s xAI, is facing intense scrutiny following an international investigation revealing that the chatbot repeatedly bypassed its own guardrails to engage in conspiracies and violent fantasies.
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French prosecutors raid National Rally-linked contractors in EU funds investigation
The politician could be tapped to be the National Rally’s candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election next week.
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Police investigate attempted assassination after parcel bomb explodes outside Monaco home
Vladimir Putin has been accused of ordering an assassination attempt after a booby-trapped backpack exploded in front of a millionaire’s home.
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Bomb hidden in backpack explodes outside Monaco apartment, targeting Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev
A huge blast has rocked Monaco after a booby-trapped backpack exploded, targeting a Ukrainian oligarch and his family.
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Andy Burnham urged to offer a UK-France nuclear umbrella for Europe if he becomes prime minister
Andy Burnham should publicly offer to provide a nuclear umbrella over Europe if he becomes the UK’s next leader, a top European diplomat told.
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Russia threatens legal action as UK considers selling oil from seized shadow fleet tanker
Russia has warned it could take legal action if Britain sells the cargo from the seized shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos, escalating the fallout from the first UK-led interdiction of a Russia-linked oil tanker.
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Binance to halt EU services from July 1 after failing to secure MiCA licence
Binance has informed its EU users that it will halt services from next week after failing to secure the necessary licence to operate in the region, marking a major blow for the world’s largest crypto exchange.
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Ebola case detected in France as virus kills 267 and infects 1,000 in spiralling outbreak
The first case of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in France after a doctor returned from a visit to the Congo.
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Mother charged after two boys, 4 and 2, die in hot car horror
The mother of two boys found dead in a car has been charged with ‘involuntary manslaughter’ after giving different versions of events to police as to how they got locked in.
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Prince Andrew takes private jet to luxury French stud farm despite exile and Epstein scandal
Shamed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor bagged himself a private jet freebie to a luxury French stud farm owned by a Dubai billionaire, it has been reported.
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Two children found dead in car as Europe heatwave turns deadly with 40C temperatures
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
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Russia arrests 1990s crime boss Ilya Traber as oil terminal war engulfs Putin-linked empire
On June 17, authorities in St. Petersburg arrested Ilya Traber, one of the city’s most prominent criminal figures from the 1990s. T
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CIA’s “accidental spy” claims he bought missiles and explosives to stop Al-Qaeda terror plots
The spy bought thousands of AK-47s, missiles and explosives only to face ’the ultimate betrayal’. “WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. DEAD MAN!!!” read the message on Blerim Skoro’s phone. He knew he was in mortal danger.