An investigation has been launched by authorities in Paris following the live stream death on Australian streaming platform Kick.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Canal+ Acquires MultiChoice In Landmark $3b Deal
French media giant Canal+ Group has completed a $3 billion deal to acquire the remaining 55% of MultiChoice Group, securing full ownership of the continent’s largest pay-tv operator and its popular platforms, DStv and GOtv.
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OUTLANDISH: President Macron, Wife Sues YouTuber For Defamation
French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, are suing the right-wing YouTuber Candace Owens for defamation.
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FRANCE: Prisoner Escapes In Laundry Bag Of Released Cellmate
An inmate in France briefly found freedom last week after staging an ‘extremely rare’ prison escape with the help of a cellmate who just regained his freedom.
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FRANCE: Louvre Museum Shut As Overwhelmed Staff Down Tools
The Louvre, thought to be the world’s most-visited museum, appears to be the victim of the wave of protests in Europe as its staff went on strike in frustration with what they called unmanageable crowds at an institution crumbling from within.
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ALGERIA: 12 French Diplomats Given 48-hour Notice To Leave
Algeria has instructed 12 French officials to leave the country within 48 hours, as stated by the French foreign minister. This action is reportedly related to the arrest of three Algerian nationals in France.
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EGYPT: Macron Says France To Potentially Recognise Palestinian State In June
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France plans to recognise Palestine as a state in June this year.
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FRANCE: MEP Demands U.S. Return Statue Of Liberty
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, of the Socialists and Democrats group, has set tongues wagging by suggesting that the Statue of Liberty, unveiled in New York in 1886 as a gift from the French people should be sent back because the United States has chosen to side with tyrants.
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FRANCE: Smuggled Dinosaur Teeth Seized From Italy Bound Lorry
French customs officers have found and seized nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check on lorries transiting through the country from Spain on its way to Italy.
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FRANCE: President Macron Shared Weird AI-Generated Videos Of Himself
French President Emmanuel Macron posted a compilation of deepfake videos of his face superimposed onto various scenes generated by artificial intelligence—including a hairstyle tutorial, a rap music video, and a film clip. In the series, Macron appears dancing with an ’80s-style mullet, combing long hair, and speaking about techno in a hoodie.
The post is part of effort to promote the development of AI in France and Europe ahead of a tech summit in Paris, which will welcome Open AI’s Sam Altman and US Vice President JD Vance.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will co-chair the summit. Macron’s video has received more than 200,000 likes on Instagram while the corresponding post on X has been viewed over 10 million times. “It’s pretty well done,” Macron says at the end of the video. “It made me laugh. But more seriously, with artificial intelligence, we can do some very big things: change healthcare, energy, life in our society.
France and Europe must be at the heart of this revolution to seize every opportunity and also to promote our principles.”