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French prosecutors suspect tycoon Musk encouraged deepfakes to inflate value of X

France, March 21 -- The Grok chatbot - developed by xAI and hosted on Musk's social media platform X - allows users to make nonconsensual sexualised deepfakes, including of women and children. The pra... Read More


US strikes Iran bases threatening blocked Hormuz oil route

France, March 21 -- The US statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington's sceptical international allies, more than 20 of whom issued a statement vowing to back... Read More


Kenya, Uganda open rail extension burdened by Chinese debt

France, March 21 -- The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lend... Read More


France rugby boss brands Six Nations criticism a 'lack of respect'

France, March 21 -- "What we have is what I'd call a victory, a final victory," said the 56-year-old former international, moments after steering France to a record eighth Six Nations title in the 26-... Read More


Congo's 'Nintendo election' was rigged from the start, observer says

France, March 21 -- Observers say the polls were marked by a communications blackout, a lack of oversight in polling stations and turnout figures that do not match what they witnessed on the ground. ... Read More


French police under fire over use of facial recognition during routine stops

France, March 20 -- The investigation, published this week, claims officers are using police-issued mobile devices to search for people in a restricted database using only their photo. The technology... Read More


Why the Sahel is now the world's deadliest region for terrorism

France, March 20 -- The Global Terrorism Index 2026, compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace, said the region has led global figures for three consecutive years. Data from ACLED, a group tha... Read More


French FM Barrot urges Iran to make 'major' concessions during Israel visit

France, March 20 -- "Whatever the outcome of the ongoing military operations, it must be complemented by a political solution that produces lasting results," Barrot told journalists in Tel Aviv. "In t... Read More


French overtakes Arabic to become world's fourth most spoken language

France, March 20 -- With 396 million speakers worldwide in 2025 compared to standard Arabic's 335 million, French comes in behind English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish as one of the world's most used ... Read More


Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine 'ran away for safety' to US

France, March 20 -- Wine appeared in Washington on Wednesday, ending almost a week of speculation as to his whereabouts, after quietly leaving Uganda. A photo shared on social media showed him standi... Read More