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Their Children Died by Suicide. They're Suing TikTok

French parents say platform promoted suicide, self-harm, eating disorders

(Newser) - TikTok is being sued by seven families in France, including two that lost children to suicide. The joint lawsuit alleges that the platform's algorithm exposed teens to videos promoting suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders, CNN reports. The lawsuit is separate from a criminal complaint filed against TikTok last year...

Gisele Pelicot Testifies: 'This Isn't Being Brave'

French woman took the stand for a second time on Wednesday

(Newser) - After what the New York Times describes as weeks of having "remained silent as one defendant after another spoke before the judges," Gisele Pelicot took the stand once more on Wednesday. The French woman—who has been upheld as a feminist icon for insisting on a public trial...

A Year After Vanishing, Body of French Teen Found

Suspect in Lina Delsarte killing died by suicide in July, investigators say

(Newser) - A vehicle flagged months into the search for a French teenager who disappeared last September had been stolen by her kidnapper, police said Wednesday, announcing both the teen and her attacker are dead. The body of the girl, IDed by Elle as Lina Delsarte, 15, was found Wednesday in a...

France Won't Let bin Laden's Son Back In

Omar bin Laden had been living in the Normandy region before being booted in 2023

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's son won't be able to call France his home ever again. France's interior minister said Tuesday he has taken additional steps against any effort by Omar bin Laden to return to the country, reports the AP . More:
  • The 43-year-old had since 2016 lived
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Judge Does a 180 on Allowing Rape Videos to Be Shown

Journalists, members of the public in court for Pelicot case can now see recordings of sexual assaults

(Newser) - A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her decided on Friday to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes....

After 31 Years, Somebody Has Found the Golden Owl

French treasure hunt had driven puzzle-solvers 'to the point of madness'

(Newser) - When French puzzle designer Max Valentin created the Golden Owl treasure hunt in 1993, he predicted it could be up to a year before it was solved. He died in 2009—and the treasure wasn't found for another 15 years. The BBC reports that Michael Becker, who illustrated the...

Facing Questions in Gang Rape Trial, Victim Asks Her Own

Gisele Pelicot tells court she's faced humiliating grilling by defense lawyers

(Newser) - After being questioned by defense lawyers Wednesday about her sex life, including whether she was really unconscious while being raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, Gisele Pelicot responded in full. "Since I arrived in this courtroom, I have been humiliated," she told the French court,...

Dominique Pelicot on Wife: She 'Did Not Deserve This'

Frenchman accused of raping drugged wife, inviting others to do the same, takes the stand

(Newser) - After a delay in testifying last week due to a reported medical issue, the Frenchman accused of raping his wife while she was drugged, and inviting others to do the same, finally took the stand on Tuesday, and he left no doubt as to his guilt. "I am a...

Man Accused of 'Barbarism' by Wife Doesn't Testify as Planned

Dominique Pelicot was taken to the hospital on Tuesday

(Newser) - The French man accused of arranging to have his wife raped by strangers over a decade and drugging her to facilitate the crime was taken to the hospital on the day he was to testify. Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said the 71-year-old "is not trying to shirk his responsibility,...

'I Looked at the Window and Saw a Ball of Fire'

Woman dies after Ukraine launches what's said to be largest drone strike on Moscow since war began

(Newser) - Ukraine has reportedly launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital since war erupted between the countries two and a half years ago. Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that 144 Ukrainian drones were shot down around the country amid a wave of overnight attacks. "Half were in...

Protesters Say Macron Denied Democracy

Far left maintains choice of prime minister from the right ignores election results

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a "power grab" the president's appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier. The protests, in some 150 locations nationwide, directly challenged President Emmanuel...

Woman on 'Unbearable' Rape Allegations: 'It Is Barbarism'

Gisele Pelicot testifies in France on ex, accused of drugging, raping her, inviting others to assault her

(Newser) - Police say that Gisele Pelicot had no idea she was being sexually abused and raped by her own husband , as well as by dozens of strangers he invited to do the same, until officers showed her photo and video evidence in 2020. On Thursday, the Frenchwoman took the stand in...

Cops: Wife Had No Idea She Was Repeatedly Raped by Men for Decade

France's Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging, sexually assaulting wife, inviting others to rape her

(Newser) - More than four dozen men are currently on trial in Avignon, France, for a crime that has "unsettled" and "shocked" the nation. At the center of the case is 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his spouse of a half-century, as well as inviting scores of...

Telegram Founder Charged, Barred From Leaving France
France Charges Telegram Chief
Aug 28, 2024 5:06 PM CDT

France Charges Telegram Chief

Platform's founder is free but cannot leave the country

(Newser) - Pavel Durov was charged with a series of crimes in France on Wednesday tied to users' activities on the Telegram app he founded, a rare instance of a top technology executive being held personally responsible for what occurs on an online platform. Durov, who was detained Saturday , was released Wednesday...

Museum Welcomes Nude Visitors—but Requires Shoes

Naturism exhibition is open to the undressed one night a month in Marseilles

(Newser) - A museum in France is retaining just one part of the "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, or Mucem, is letting visitors to its new Naturist Paradises exhibition experience the 600 pieces on display in the nude one evening a...

France Frees Telegram CEO
France Frees Telegram CEO
Aug 28, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

France Frees Telegram CEO

But Pavel Durov will appear in court

(Newser) - French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the platform is being used for illegal activities, reports the AP . Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport outside of Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened...

'Most Spectacular Paralympic Games Ever' Kick Off in Paris
'Cutthroat' Competition
Returns to Paris
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 28, 2024 6:52 AM CDT

'Cutthroat' Competition Returns to Paris

At 11-day Paralympics, 4K-plus athletes with disabilities will vie for medals in nearly 2 dozen sports

(Newser) - On the tail of the Summer Olympics , Paris welcomes another major athletic competition on Wednesday: the Paralympics, where 4,000-plus athletes with different levels of physical, visual, and intellectual impairments will vie for medals in nearly two dozen sports, per the AP . More than 2 million tickets have been sold,...

Meet the Paralympics' First Transgender Athlete

Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, 50, will compete in Paris, as will many other highlighted athletes

(Newser) - More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics in Paris. Read on for some of the highlighted athletes, per the AP .
  • Valentina Petrillo: The Italian Paralympian will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Games. In
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Telegram App Founder Arrested
Telegram App Founder Arrested
Aug 25, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Telegram App Founder Arrested

France accuses Pavel Durov of not stopping the criminal use of the platform

(Newser) - French authorities have taken the founder and chief executive of Telegram into custody on charges related to the dissemination of content on the online platform. Pavel Durov was detained after landing Saturday night in a private jet at the Bourget airport outside Paris. The arrest warrant was issued as part...

French Prosecutors: We're Keeping Scott a Bit Longer

Police extend rapper's detention after allegedly drunken altercation; video emerges of arrest

(Newser) - Footage has emerged of the Friday arrest in Paris of rapper Travis Scott (born Jacques Webster), after an allegedly drunken altercation between Scott and his bodyguard, as well as between Scott and a security guard who tried to intervene. The video obtained by Page Six shows Scott being hauled out...

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