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Durov under investigation for child abuse – AFP

The Telegram boss has reportedly been accused of violence against his six-year-old son

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Rumble boss flees EU after Durov arrest

Chris Pavlovski’s video hosting platform has been embroiled in a long-running legal battle with the French authorities

#FreePavel: Elon Musk reacts to Durov’s arrest

The founder and CEO of Telegram was reportedly detained upon arriving at Paris-Le Bourget airport on Saturday

Telegram founder Durov arrested by French police

Pavel Durov has been detained at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, according to local broadcaster LCI

‘We gotta get out of here’: Pokrovsk residents flee strategic Ukrainian city

Residents of eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk resisted leaving home for months as fighting raged in the villages near the strategic Donbas city. But as Russian forces advance on the transport hub, many residents are now choosing to flee. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Pokrovsk.

Mike Lynch confirmed dead after yacht sank off Sicily coast during storm

Tech tycoon, 59, was among six people missing since early hours of Monday morning when Bayesian yacht capsized

GUT-WRENCHING FIND: Divers pull 5 bodies from wreckage, captain grilled

Divers have now recovered five bodies from the wreckage of a superyacht – including a billionaire and his teen daughter – as cops grill the captain over the tragedy.

Morgan Stanley boss among the missing in Sicily yacht disaster

The chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife were among the passengers missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, the UK insurer Hiscox said Tuesday. The British-flagged "Bayesian" sank in the Mediterranean amid a storm on Monday, killing one person whose body was recovered by rescuers. UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter were among the missing.

Catalan police hunt for Carles Puigdemont as separatist leader returns to Spain

Fugitive former regional president addressed supporters in Barcelona before disappearing, sparking police operation

Sick hit list emerges as UK explodes

The UK is bracing for a fresh wave of violent rioting after far-right groups posted a list of locations where people should gather and “mask up”.

Why Putin thinks he's the winner in prisoner swap

Eight Russian prisoners were released in the swap, including spies, agents and a convicted assassin.

Leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

France's leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron's contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill, according to LFI chief lawmaker Mathilde Panot, seeks to reverse changes that sparked widespread protests last year.

How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble

Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years

Kate posts adorable picture of Prince George on his birthday

The Princess of Wales has posted an adorable picture of Prince George on his 11th birthday as his godmother reveals a cheeky birthday tradition.

Russian court jails American journalist for 16 years for spying

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich – the son of Soviet emigrants – was arrested in the Urals region last year

Russia issues arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny

Two-month detention order imposed on exiled dissident Yulia Navalnaya for participating in ‘extremist’ group

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