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  "id": 19484966,
  "title": "French writer Houellebecq probed over comments on Muslims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/french-writer-houellebecq-probed-over-comments-on-muslims",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-11-11T10:41:46.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Controversial French writer Michel Houellebecq was placed under formal investigation on Tuesday on suspicion of complicity in incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence, a source close to the case told AFP.",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Michel Houellebecq charged over comments about Muslims in 2022 interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/michel-houellebecq-charged-over-comments-about-muslims-in-2022",
        "published": "2026-11-10T16:35:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Controversial French writer Houellebecq probed over comments on Muslims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/controversial-french-writer-houellebecq-probed-over-comments-on",
        "published": "2026-11-10T21:37:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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