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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs

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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement, the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) said the data stolen in the breach could include full names, dates and places of birth, mailing and email addresses, and phone numbers on an undisclosed number of citizens.

ANTS said the investigation to determine how the breach happened and its impact is ongoing, and people whose data was affected are being notified.  ANTS, which said it detected the attack on April 15, did not specify how many people were affected by the breach. But some reporting suggests millions may have had some of their personal information stolen.  According to Bleeping Computer, a hacker has advertised the stolen data on a hacking forum, claiming to have a database with 19 million records. The hacker’s forum post referenced the same kind of stolen information as mentioned in ANTS’ announcement, and was published before ANTS publicly disclosed the breach on April 20.

Source: France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs | TechCrunch

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France condemns China’s execution of a French citizen held on death row for 15 years

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PARIS — France said China has executed a French citizen convicted of drug trafficking after keeping him on death row for more than 15 years. Chan Thao Phoumy, 62, was executed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, despite French authorities’ clemency appeals, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday. It didn’t say when the sentence was carried out. A Chinese court sentenced him to death in 2010. The ministry’s statement expressed “consternation” and added: “We particularly regret that Mr. Chan’s defense did not have access to the final court hearing, which constitutes a violation of his rights.”

“We extend our condolences to his family, whose grief we share,” it said. In a short statement Sunday that didn’t mention Chan by name, the Chinese Embassy in Paris said that China “treats defendants of all nationalities equally, handles all cases impartially and strictly in accordance with the law.” France abolished the death penalty by act of parliament in 1981, and has become a vigorous campaigner against its use and for its abolition everywhere. China’s use of executions — carried out by firing squads or lethal injections — is shrouded in secrecy but has long been extensive. Amnesty International says China is the world’s lead executioner, believed to sentence and put to death thousands of people annually.

Source: France condemns China’s execution of a French citizen held on death row for 15 years – ABC News

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Dozens of evangelicals win seats in France’s local elections

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From major cities such as Paris and Marseille to rural villages in the centre of the country, France cast its final votes on 22 March in a second round of voting for its local political representatives. Beyond the ideological battle between sharply divided factions (from the Social Democrats who won in Paris to the far right that triumphed in Nice), the variety of candidates seeking the support of their neighbours on the municipal council was vast. Specifically, some 200 evangelical Christians were invited to join local political initiatives ahead of these elections, with political parties of various ideologies.

Source: Dozens of evangelicals win seats in France’s local elections, Evangelical Focus

For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.
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Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan goes on trial in Paris accused of raping three women

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Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted

Source: Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan goes on trial in Paris accused of raping three women | France | The Guardian

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Drone nearly hits United plane landing in Newark, pilot says

A United Airlines passenger jet nearly collided with a drone as it was coming in to land in New Jersey on Friday, its pilot said. “We almost hit a drone,” the pilot can be heard saying, in air traffic control audio verified by CNN, describing the device as circular and roughly three feet wide, “about…

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Minnesota man accused in a $250M fraud scheme taken into custody in Somalia

Authorities say a Minnesota man charged with helping to orchestrate a $250 million fraud scheme has been taken into custody in Somalia. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said in a news release. Court documents do not show if Eidleh has obtained an…

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Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs

Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automakers, is reportedly planning to axe as many as 100,000 jobs over the next few years, representing 15% of its global workforce. The job cuts would come alongside the planned closure of four factories in Germany and a 15% reduction in investment over the next five years, according to…

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Judge bans Trump from enforcing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

A federal judge has permanently banned President Donald Trump from implementing most of his executive order on elections, specifically a portion of it which sought to require people to show proof of citizenship when they register to vote. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Caper’s ruling on Wednesday replaces a preliminary injunction she imposed in 2025,…

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The celebrity escape plan backfires as 2 iconic Trump haters just slunk back home

Rosie O’Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres are finding reasons to return to the United States despite fleeing after Trump’s election. When Trump won the presidency in 2024, several celebrities made good on their promise to evacuate the United States — but that’s not stopping them from coming back. Rosie O’Donnell famously fled to Ireland with her…

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