Uzbekistan and Jordan Agree on Uranium and Mineral Exploration
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Elon Musk’s social network X has rejected a French organised-crime investigation that demands its recommendation algorithm and live user data, calling the case an attempt to muzzle free expression.
X said on Monday that Paris prosecutors were “distorting French law to serve a political agenda” after police were authorised to examine the platform for suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction. The company, formerly known as Twitter, said it would not comply with requests that could expose private posts and internal code.
The preliminary probe, upgraded earlier this month, allows investigators to use organised-crime powers such as wire-tapping employees’ devices. Prosecutors are examining whether X manipulated its feed to enable “foreign interference,” an allegation the firm denies.
In a statement on its Global Government Affairs account, X accused French MP Éric Bothorel of instigating the case and undermining “millions of users’ free speech.” Neither Bothorel nor the prosecutor’s office responded to requests for comment.
Court papers seen by X show investigators sought access to real-time data and source code for review by researchers David Chavalarias and Maziyar Panahi. Panahi said his name had been included “by mistake” and threatened defamation action; Chavalarias did not comment.
Musk, who has frequently criticised European content rules, echoed X’s stance, warning of “growing state censorship.” The clash comes as France separately investigates Telegram founder Pavel Durov under similar organised-crime statutes—a move digital-rights groups say risks chilling online debate.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A U.S. citizen has been released from Kabul after a senior U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, met with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The Warsaw Security Forum is kicking off in Poland on Monday, bringing together defence ministers, security experts, and international policymakers to discuss pressing global security challenges.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Europe cannot afford a war with Russia, but if its leaders were to trigger one, it could spiral into a conflict involving weapons of mass destruction.
Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone sightings last week forced Denmark to shut several airports, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met in Warsaw on Monday (29 September) within the Weimar Triangle framework.
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