France blackout information of Telegram boss’ detention as company the CEO has nothing to hide

France blackout information of Telegram boss’ detention as company the CEO has nothing to hide

Pavel Durov, who has dual French and United Arab Emirates citizenship, was arrested as part of a preliminary police investigation into allegedly allowing a wide range of crimes due to a lack of moderators on Telegram and a lack of cooperation with police, a French police source said.

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Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians

Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians

Over the weekend, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had developed a new “drone missile” that had been used to attack Russia and was more powerful and faster than other hardware in Kyiv’s arsenal. Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Monday its forces used high precision weapons to strike important energy infrastructure in Ukraine which it said supported the military-industrial complex.

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Domino effect of 10 million uprooted Sudanese ricochets far and wide as host families are stripped savings, privacy

Domino effect of 10 million uprooted Sudanese ricochets far and wide as host families are stripped savings, privacy

Host families interviewed said they are sheltering people out of a sense of comradeship, and because of a desire to help ameliorate the vast humanitarian disaster and famine that now threatens millions of lives.

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Risks of Barcelona dream: ‘If you’re sick…aren’t you in danger? We take our chances, either we get there or we die’

Risks of Barcelona dream: ‘If you’re sick…aren’t you in danger? We take our chances, either we get there or we die’

Migrant boats that get lost or run into problems often vanish in the Atlantic, with some drifting across the ocean for months until they are found in the Caribbean and Latin America carrying only human remains.

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Nigerian cows crossing: Give way, herders are grazing their animals to ease gravity of climate change

Nigerian cows crossing: Give way, herders are grazing their animals to ease gravity of climate change

Fulani herders like Abubakar are traditionally nomadic and dominate West Africa’s cattle industry. They normally rely on wild countryside to graze their cattle with free pasture, but the pressures of modernisation, the need for land for housing and crop farming and human-caused climate change are challenging their way of life. To keep cattle off of Abuja’s major roads and gardens, some suggest that herders need to start acquiring private land and operating like other businesses. But to do that, they’d need money and government incentives.

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Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine

Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region also came under Russian fire, resulting in multiple civilian injuries, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov wrote on the Telegram messaging app Sunday.

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French police arrest Telegram CEO Durov for unfiltered content, lack of moderators and cooperation with police

French police arrest Telegram CEO Durov for unfiltered content, lack of moderators and cooperation with police

Russian lawmaker Maria Butina, who spent 15 months in US prison for acting as an unregistered Russian agent, said Durov “is a political prisoner – a victim of a witch-hunt by the West.” Durov’s arrest led news bulletins in Russia.

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