What is Telegram, why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual…
France’s Macron: Arrest of head of Telegram messaging app wasn’t political
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. French media reported that Durov was…
Rights experts reveal impact of Poland’s restrictive abortion laws on women
These restrictive laws have forced many women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, travel abroad to have legal abortions or seek private unsafe procedures, based on information from the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The report from the UN Committee…
Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
“Like millions of people in Ukraine I spent hours in a shelter this morning because of the ongoing wave of attacks on Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces,” Matthias Schmale said in a statement issued on Monday. He added that…
Russia hits Ukraine with widespread drone, missile attacks
Russia carried out widespread drone and missile attacks against Ukraine on Monday, killing at least three people and knocking out power in parts of several cities, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram that Russian attacks…
Reuters journalist killed in strike on hotel in Ukraine
A member of the Reuters news agency team was killed and two others were injured in a strike on a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Reuters said Ryan Evans was killed when a missile hit the hotel where…
Ukrainian shelling kills 5 in border area; Russian missile hits hotel with reporters
Kyiv — Five people died in Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, officials said Sunday, while Russian forces struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine, leaving one journalist missing and two others injured. Twelve other people were wounded in…
Ukraine, Russia exchange POWs as Kyiv marks Independence Day
Ukraine and Russia conducted their first prisoner-of-war exchange since the beginning of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. The swap bore symbolism for Ukraine as the country marked its 33rd Independence Day. Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv. Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets….
Pavel Durov has nothing to hide, Telegram says of arrested founder
PARIS/MOSCOW — Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide and it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging and social media platform, Telegram said in a…
Russian attacks on Ukraine injure at least 29, local authorities say
KYIV — Russia launched several missiles and drones overnight targeting northern and eastern Ukraine, injuring at least 29 people, Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday. The attack targeted Ukraine’s frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine’s…