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Russia restricts Telegram, WhatsApp

Russia restricts calls via WhatsApp and Telegram, the latest step to control the internet

Both platforms had their run-ins with the Russian authorities in the past. The Kremlin tried to block Telegram between 2018-20 but failed. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the government blocked major social media like Facebook and Instagram, and outlawed their parent company, Meta, that also owns WhatsApp, as extremist.

Reuters · 19h

Russia starts restricting some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax says

Russian authorities are taking measures to restrict some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms , Russia's Interfax news agency cited Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor as saying on Wednesday.

Yahoo · 11h

Russia restricts calls on WhatsApp and Telegram

Russia is restricting calls via the foreign messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly to defend against terrorists and fraudsters. The Russian telecommunications authority Roskomnadzor stated in Moscow on Wednesday that there were restrictions on voice calls.

Russia, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Firstpost · 12m

Russia & Ukraine exchange drone attacks ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit

Ahead of US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Alaska, Russia and Ukraine exchanged lethal strikes, reflecting that the Russia-Ukraine war is still raging on.

ABC News on MSN · 11h

Trump warns Russia of 'severe consequences' if Putin doesn't agree to stop war

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened "severe consequences" against Russia if Vladimir Putin did not agree to stop the war.

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 9h

Ahead of summit, Trump says Russia will face consequences if Putin won’t end Ukraine war

President Trump issued a new threat to punish Russia if it doesn't end the war in Ukraine. It comes two days before a high-stakes summit in Alaska with Vladimir Putin. The president also spoke with European leaders,

Russia Is Suspected in Hack of a Federal Court Filing System

Reuters · 1d

Russia is suspected to be behind hack of US federal court filing system, New York Times reports

Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages U.S. federal court documents, the New York Times reported on Tuesday,

MSNBC on MSN · 11h

Trump shrugs off suspected Russian cyberattack targeting U.S. courts: ‘Are you surprised?’

The American president often wonders why his critics accuse him of being weak on Russia, but it’s really not that complicated.

Engadget on MSN · 1d

Russia reportedly implicated in hack on US federal courts' databases

Databases used by US federal courts for sharing and managing case documents have been hacked. Politico first reported on the hack last week on August 6; today, an investigation from The New York Times states that Russia is suspected to be involved in the attack.

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As Trump-Putin summit nears, family of American held in Russia hopes for another prisoner exchange

The family of Alabama native David Barnes, who is serving a 21-year sentence in Russia, is hoping the upcoming Trump-Putin ...

Zelenskyy says Russia is preparing for new offensive operations

The remarks come just days before President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet.

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Russia files new assault charges against US citizen jailed for attacking law enforcement officers

Russian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and ex-Marine serving an eight-year ...

Russia Punches Through Ukrainian Lines In Deepest Advance In A Year

Russia's advance in the east has resulted in Ukraine shifting some of its most experienced troops there in an attempt to ...

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Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They're also illegal

A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular.

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Pam Bondi has a new probe into the handling of 2016 Russian meddling. John Durham already spent four years investigating it

Attorney General Pam Bondi this past week directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations ...

The Russian gains on the battlefield have come at a 'very high cost,' says Gen. Joseph Votel

Former CENTCOM commander Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel previews President Donald Trump's expected summit with Russian President ...

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Russia says it continued development of nuclear missiles during moratorium on deployment

Russia kept up development of intermediate- and shorter-range missile systems during a moratorium on their deployment and now ...

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