France adopted social-media and school cellphone restrictions
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France became the first European country to pass a social media age ban, with a new law restricting youths under 15 from accessing social media - or using cell phones in school - after classes resume in the fall.
France became the first European country to restrict social-media access for people under 15 and prohibit cellphone use in schools beginning after classes resume in the fall.
France is hosting the first G7 summit since the Iran war began today through Wednesday. Pres. Trump is attending, as are the leaders of the other six G7 countries and guest nations like India, Ukraine, and the UAE.
France is hosting a G7 summit through Wednesday with President Trump, the other G7 leaders, and guests including India, Ukraine, and the UAE.
Lecornu promptly resigned in frustration, blaming political "egos" and opposition parties with "partisan appetites."
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after presenting a cabinet dominated by holdovers, leaving President Emmanuel Macron to seek another nominee or face renewed demands for elections.
Macron appoints Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister
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Pres. Macron appointed his former defense minister and close ally, Sébastien Lecornu, to become his fifth prime minister.
President Emmanuel Macron appointed former defense minister and political ally Sébastien Lecornu as his fifth prime minister. Lecornu will face the same opposition from the far left and far right that obstructed François Bayrou’s budget and ended his premiership.
French agency attributes long-running cyber campaign to Russia’s GRU
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France's cybersecurity agency accused Russia's military intelligence organization, GRU, of staging almost 10 years of cyberattacks against French defense and intelligence targets.
France’s cybersecurity agency accused Russian military intelligence of conducting nearly a decade of cyberattacks against French defense and intelligence targets. The French Foreign Ministry argued that Russia should be barred from the UN Security Council over the activity.
Macron opened discussion of broader French nuclear protection
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Macron said yesterday that France is open to the idea of extending the protection of its nuclear umbrella to its European allies.
President Emmanuel Macron expressed openness to extending protection under France’s nuclear umbrella to European allies amid uncertainty about U.S. support for Europe and Ukraine.
Telegram expands disclosure policy for rule violators
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov - who faces French criminal charges for complicity in illegal activity by users of the platform - changed his stance and agreed to cooperate with authorities.
•He announced in a new Telegram post that the platform has updated its terms and privacy policy to explicitly disclose that "the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests"
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, facing French criminal charges concerning illegal user activity, agreed to cooperate with authorities and announced that valid legal requests could obtain rule violators’ IP addresses and phone numbers.
Telegram founder charged and barred from leaving France
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French authorities charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with a slew of crimes related to illegal activity others committed on his platform. He was released on bail of €5 million ($5.5 million) and barred from leaving the country.
French authorities charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with crimes connected to illegal activity by platform users, released him on €5 million bail and prohibited him from leaving France.
French police arrested Russian suspected in Olympics destabilization plan
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French police arrested a Russian chef suspected of links to the Russian security services on unspecified charges related to a "large-scale" plan to destabilize the Olympic Games that start this week.
French police arrested a Russian chef suspected of security-service links and involvement in a large-scale plan to destabilize the Olympic Games. Authorities characterized the matter as unrelated to terrorism; use of AI-generated bomb warnings was presented only as media speculation.
French legislative election produces hung parliament
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France's legislative elections yesterday resulted in a hung parliament - and a clear loss for Pres. Macron, whose party and coalition lost a third of its seats to both the far-left and the far-right.
France’s legislative election resulted in a hung parliament and that President Emmanuel Macron’s party and coalition lost roughly one-third of their seats amid gains on the left and far right.
France prepares for first round of snap parliamentary election
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The first round of France's snap parliamentary election will also take place on Saturday. Polls predict strong support for the far-right Rassemblement National.
France’s first-round parliamentary vote was scheduled for Saturday and that polling predicted strong support for Rassemblement National.