The social network has denied claims of algorithm manipulation and described the probe as an attack on free speech
Politicians claim that the platform’s algorithms boost hate speech and threaten democracy
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been discharged from hospital after being treated for gastroenteritis.
The coordinated move highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The top pornographic websites in France – Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube – on Wednesday blacked out in protest over the country’s new age verification requirements. According to the government's rules, users now must prove their age with a credit card or an ID document, but operators argue this puts people’s data at risk.
The French President has broken his silence on the viral moment, after his team initially claimed the shocking video was fake.
Footage of the French president and his wife appearing to have an altercation in Vietnam went viral.
Gerald Darmanin has argued that digital transactions are much easier to trace
French prosecutors called for a ten-year prison sentence to the main suspect in the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian during fashion week in Paris. Aomar Ait Khedache has admitted to tying Kardashian up, but denies being the mastermind of the robbery.
A student has died in a French high school after another student allegedly stabbed several classmates in horror scenes.
The October 2016 robbery took place in a Paris apartment where Kardashian was staying for Paris Fashion Week.
The tit-for-tat move comes after the North African country accused Paris of “disgraceful” behavior
Several French prisons were attacked overnight, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, with assailants burning vehicles and in one instance firing automatic weapons. Darmanin, who was quick to link the incidents to France's campaign against drug trafficking, is travelling to the site of one of the attacks in the southern city of Toulon.
The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to a close this week, ending three months of exhaustive examination of allegations that the right-wing politician had struck a bargain with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 bid for office. It’s a story with all the makings of a seedy spy thriller – and one that won’t reach its conclusion until September.
French industry chief warns against European disunity on trade as Italian PM heads to the White House.
Marine Le Pen was at the heart of a system to create phony contracts directing millions in EU funding to her inner circle and party officials.
French courts on Monday banned far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office for five years, ruling out the frontrunner for France’s 2027 presidential race. As Le Pen now faces a lengthy appeal process, her 29-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella could well become the National Rally’s new presidential candidate.
The move comes amid strained relations between France and the North African country which began deteriorating last July
