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French Police Raid X's Paris Office Amidst Growing Investigations
Paris prosecutors, with the assistance of Europol and French police, raided X's Paris office on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation that expanded in July to include Grok, according to The Verge. The investigation prompted Paris prosecutors to summon Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino to testify.
The raid occurred as other international events unfolded. Paraguay's President Santiago Peña told Euronews that the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries should be implemented without delay, warning that stalling the agreement would be a "mistake" amid rising geopolitical tensions. The free trade pact was signed last month by the EU and Mercosur members Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. However, its full ratification by the EU has been frozen.
In other news, French President Emmanuel Macron signaled on Tuesday that he was ready to restart dialogue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Speaking during a visit to eastern France, Macron said contacts were ongoing at "the technical level" and that the process was being carried out "in transparency and in consultation" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Euronews. Macron also condemned Russia's recent attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz, a US-flagged tanker, the Stena Imperative, was approached and challenged by Iranian gunboats on Tuesday before continuing on its journey, Euronews reported, citing a British maritime security firm. Vanguard Tech stated that the Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small armed boats belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 30km north of Oman. "The vessel is now being escorted by a US warship," the company said.
In Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák, the former national security advisor, expressed feeling like a "fool" after rereading messages he exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein, Euronews reported. Lajčák resigned from his position on Saturday after newly released US documents relating to Epstein showed the pair had exchanged messages about women and diplomacy in 2018, when Lajčák was foreign minister. He stated he was resigning to avoid causing damage to Slovakia.
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