World in brief: August 25, 2024
FRANCE: Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov was detained at Paris Le Bourget airport, French media reported today.
Mr Durov is reportedly facing allegations that his encrypted platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and allowing the sharing of content linked to sexual exploitation of minors.
INDONESIA: Torrential rains caused a flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island, sweeping away residential areas and leaving 13 people dead today, officials said.
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