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French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO
PARIS — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further…
continue readingRussian media ‘in survival mode,’ says recently freed American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Following more than nine months of unjust detention, American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is adjusting to life in freedom with her family in Prague. While in Washington this week to receive…
continue readingRussian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration
Washington — Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev says he saw no reason to be suspicious when he received what appeared to be an email from former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael…
continue readingUkraine’s first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners,’ not war victims
Uzhhorod, Ukraine — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” On the sidelines…
continue readingPoland’s government plans record defense spending in 2025 budget
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s budget proposal for 2025 includes record defense spending of 187 billion zlotys ($48.7 billion), officials said Wednesday. Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented the main points of next…
continue readingPope finding strength to carry message of Catholicism to Asia, Oceania, on longest trip
SINGAPORE — Pope Francis will embark on the longest overseas tour of his papacy next week, as he visits four countries across Asia and Oceania on a grueling 11-day trip. The…
continue readingIn drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive
NEA SILATA, Greece — Six weeks before harvest, there’s no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’ olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning…
continue readingUkraine deals with aftermath of massive air attack on infrastructure
In the wake of Russia’s massive air attacks across Ukraine Monday, Ukrainians are moving quickly to get power and transportation back online. Ukraine’s military says Russia launched more than 200…
continue readingModi tells Putin he supports early end to Ukraine war
New Delhi — Days after visiting Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a quick end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Modi’s discussion with the…
continue readingFlag football finds unlikely popularity in war-torn Ukraine
Before Russia invaded in February 2022, American football was becoming popular in Ukraine. Today, most of the players are on the front lines. A gentler version of the game —…
continue readingTelegram boss to stay in French custody as Russia alleges US meddling
PARIS — Telegram boss Pavel Durov could be held in police custody until Wednesday after French prosecutors said they had granted extra time for questioning, while a senior ally of Russian…
continue readingUkraine reports Russian attacks with 10 missiles, 81 drones
China calls US sanctions over Ukraine war ‘illegal and unilateral’
BEIJING — China called U.S. sanctions on its entities over the Ukraine war “illegal and unilateral” and “not based on facts,” in comments on Tuesday ahead of White House National Security…
continue readingFrench president rules out left-wing government amid bitter deadlock
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ruled out naming a left-wing government to end the country’s political deadlock, saying it would be a threat to “institutional stability.” While Macron…
continue readingWhat is Telegram, why was its CEO arrested in Paris?
China objects to new sanctions on firms aiding Russia
Police in Iceland call off search at ice cave collapse that killed 1 person
London — Police in Iceland called off a search Monday for two tourists initially believed missing after the collapse of an ice cave that killed one person and seriously injured another,…
continue readingFrance’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…
continue readingFor Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents’ knowledge, she made it…
continue readingRussia hits Ukraine with widespread drone, missile attacks
China opposes US sanctions on firms with alleged ties to Russia’s war efforts
Beijing — China on Sunday expressed its opposition to the latest U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying it will adopt necessary measures…
continue readingReuters journalist missing after strike on hotel in Ukraine
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…
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