Kavinsky (Vincent Belorgey), 50, French DJ and musician behind the global hit 'Nightcall', found dead at Paris home with no immediate suspicion of foul play.
A Paris judge authorized night-time doping tests for Tour de France leaders Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, conducted by the ITA. The tests, which occurred before stage 15, drew criticism from riders for disrupting sleep, but were defended by anti-doping advocates as effective against micro-dosing.
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into racist remarks made by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla against footballer Kylian Mbappé. The French Football Federation filed a complaint after Amarilla posted abusive comments on social media following Paraguay's World Cup loss to France. The investigation considers charges of aggravated public insult or incitement to hatred or violence.
Two young children, aged two and four, were discovered deceased inside their family's car in Carpentras, France, on Monday. Authorities believe they accidentally locked themselves in, and the mother found them. An investigation into involuntary manslaughter is underway.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave Belarus one week to remove Russian military equipment used in attacks on Ukraine, threatening to do so himself. He also highlighted Belarus's role in supplying Russia's oil refining industry and the Russian army. Meanwhile, EU leaders discussed diplomatic channels with Russia, and Poland's president threatened to revoke an honor for Zelenskyy over renaming a military unit.
Wise confirmed it is cooperating with Belgian prosecutors investigating potential money laundering through its platform, causing its shares to drop over 10%. The probe concerns €500m in transactions and potential non-compliance with anti-money laundering legislation.
French singer Patrick Bruel denies rape and sexual assault allegations, stating he has never forced anyone. Paris prosecutors are investigating four complaints, while Belgium has a separate inquiry. Bruel vows to continue his work despite calls for concert cancellations.
Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major corruption investigation. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced late on Monday that Andriy Yermak is suspected of an alleged 460-million-hryvnia (US$10.5 million) money-laundering scheme. The announcement coincided with, but was not connected to, the end of a three-day...
Paris’ public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The latest legal development puts investigating judges in charge of the investigation and follows tech billionaire Musk’s failure to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning. The public prosecutor is requesting that judges place X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp and...
French prosecutors are seeking charges against Elon Musk and his social platform X for child sexual abuse images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by the platform’s artificial intelligence system, Grok. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it has opened an investigation into X on charges including complicity in possessing and distributing child sexual abuse images, unlawfully collecting personal data and without...
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into a 15-year-old, suspected of having hacked the country’s ID agency and trying to sell the data of millions of French people on the dark web this month, it said on Thursday. The teenager, whose identity was not revealed, was detained on April 25 and held in police custody for questioning after he was suspected of hiding behind the nickname “breach3d”, a hacker who had put on sale on hacker forums between 12 million and 18 million...
German prosecutors have charged a 46-year-old man from Heidenheim district with paying female accomplices in the Philippines to sexually abuse girls aged 4-13 via live streaming between 2013 and 2019. The man allegedly directed the abuse through a chat function while watching live videos. Charges include incitement to serious sexual abuse and child pornography offenses. US Department of Homeland Security assisted in uncovering the network, and five children were taken into care by Philippine authorities.
US Army special forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, has been charged with using classified information from a military operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to make over $400,000 on prediction market Polymarket. Van Dyke was involved in the planning and execution of the operation for about a month beginning December 8, 2025. He faces charges including unlawful use of confidential government information, theft of non-public government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and unlawful monetary transaction.
A US Army special forces soldier has been charged with using classified information to win $400,000 on the Polymarket prediction market by betting on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyk, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January 2026 and allegedly used his access to sensitive information to place bets starting December 8, 2025. He faces multiple charges including unlawful use of confidential government information, commodities fraud, and wire fraud.
Owner of X summoned along with former CEO Linda Yaccarino over investigation by cybercrime unitBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesElon Musk has been summoned to Paris, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content.The world’s richest man and Linda Yaccarino – the former chief executive of X – were on Monday summoned for “voluntary interviews”, while other employees of the platform were scheduled to be heard as witnesses throughout this week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. Continue reading...
