Durov, a Russian-born billionaire, was arrested in France over the weekend as part of an investigation into crimes related to images of child sex abuse, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on the platform, French prosecutors said.
Pavel Durov was travelling in his private jet when the French authorities arrested him, based on an outstanding arrest warrant as part of a preliminary police investigation.
Pavel Durov was travelling aboard his private jet when he was arrested due to an outstanding arrest warrant in France as part of a preliminary police investigation.
The 33rd edition of the Olympic Games concluded on Sunday (August 11) with a glittering closing ceremony. USA topped the medal tally with 40 gold medals and a total of 126 medals with China ending in second place. However, one athlete from France won most gold medals at the Games.
A climber scaled the north face of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday, the last day of the Olympics, before he was met by police mid-way up, French media said. A Paris police spokesperson said they did not have enough details to comment.
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A police source said it was too early to tell if there was any link to sabotage on the high-speed rail network, which caused travel chaos hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Flagbearers PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal will lead the Indian contingent of 78 members in the opening ceremony.
Railway traffic would remain disrupted until the end of the weekend as repairs were underway and travellers were urged to postpone their journeys. Government officials denounced the 'malicious incidents' that took hours before the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics.
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The 25-year-old Australian woman was seen taking refuge inside a kebab shop with her dress partially torn off. Customers and staff crowded around her to provide comfort and she was later taken to a hospital after the alleged sexual assault.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she would swim in the River Seine to demonstrate that the water quality was up to standards for sports events in the upcoming Paris Olympics. She was joined by Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet and Paris region prefect Marc Guillaume.
French centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government resigned on Tuesday but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed following an inconclusive snap election.
According to two government sources, Macron is anticipated to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his administration by day's end, following inconclusive results from a snap election. They are expected to continue in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is formed.
Witnesses told French television that smoke was emanating from the spire, and recalled a devastating fire in 2019 at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris that toppled its spire and collapsed its roof.
The French President called on mainstream parties with 'republican values' to form a solid majority in the National Assembly. The snap parliamentary election announced by Macron saw three politically divergent blocs emerging without any majority in the 577-member Assembly.
Attal had already flagged on Sunday that he would offer his resignation, which follows French political tradition, but added he was prepared to stay in office longer as a caretaker but it was up to the president to decide.
The RN's momentum had appeared unstoppable after it trounced the centrists in European elections in early June and came first, ahead of the hastily assembled leftist New Popular Front, in the first round of the vote. However, the Sunday poll result came as a surprise for Macron as well as Le Pen.
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Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies would get just 190-220 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, possibly ruling out a far-right minority government. A parliament with no majority can still deprive President Macron of a government committed to his policies.
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