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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicFrench police

Topic: French police

Telegram’s Durov granted bail, now under formal investigation in probe against organised crime on app

French authorities have barred the Russian-born founder from leaving the country as they investigate cases of money laundering, child pornography, drug trafficking, and more.

French police arrest almost 1,000 people in fourth night of unrest

By Tassilo Hummel and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -Riots rocked French cities for a fourth night as the government deployed 45,000 police and several armoured vehicles to tackle unrest sparked by

‘Missing’ Interpol president Meng Hongwei detained in China for questioning

First Chinese head of the agency, Hongwei was 'taken away' for questioning 'as soon as he landed in China' last week, say reports.

On Camera

Tarique Rahman’s govt is on a mission of de-Yunusification. It will fix India-Bangladesh ties

Going forward, India and Bangladesh will have to double the effort to fix the damage done to bilateral ties by the Yunus administration.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.