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Musk Skips Paris Hearing as France Presses Criminal Probe Into X

Prosecutors say the inquiry will proceed regardless of his absence.

Netflix Denies Mark Normand’s Claim That Execs Called Muslims “Dangerous”

Belgian Press Ethics Body Censures 21News for Posting Full J.D. Vance Speech Without Context

Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Exodus After Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Returns Award Over Edited Speech

Hyderabad Police Issue Lookout Notice for YouTuber Anvesh Over Remarks on Hindu Deities

Brazil Appeals Court Acquits Comedian Léo Lins in 2–1 Vote

Bastian Pastewka Warns of Pressure on German Democracy and Free Speech

Naseeruddin Shah Says Mumbai University Disinvited Him From Jashn-e-Urdu at the Last Minute

Pulp Returns to Adelaide Festival After Apology Over Writers’ Week Ban

AFT Leaves X Over Grok’s Sexualized AI Images of Children

Russian Court Fines TV Host Alexander Gudkov 11,000 Rubles Over Parody of SHAMAN Song

Mangaluru Man Detained at Calicut Airport Over Alleged Anti-Hindu Instagram Post

Robin Ince Quits BBC Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage After Final Recording

Freeze Corleone Set for February 2026 Trial in Nice Over Alleged Terrorism Apology

U.S. Revokes Naledi Pandor’s Visa as South Africa–U.S. Strains Intensify

Salman Rushdie’s First Post-Attack Fiction, The Eleventh Hour, Arrives in German Translation

Harry Potter 'Forbidden Forest' Reports Record Demand as Vancouver Stop Opens

Hesse Opens Door to Overhaul of Hate-Reporting Portal After Bolz Search

Influencer Mila Tried in Lyon Over Racist Tweet as Prosecutor Seeks Suspended Fine

Klütz Faces Backlash Over Michel Friedman Disinvitation as Police Dispute Protest Threat