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Telegram has quietly removed language from its FAQ page that said private chats were protected from moderation requests. The change comes nearly two weeks after its CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France for allegedly allowing “criminal activity to go on undeterred on the messaging app.” Earlier today, Durov issued his first public statement since his arrest,…

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for letting his son possess a weapon, authorities said. It’s the latest example of prosecutors holding parents responsible for their children’s actions in school shootings. In April, Michigan parents…

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South. It’s enough pollution each year — about 52 million metric tons…

The Israeli PM told foreign media that his country’s three “war goals”: destroying Hamas, releasing all hostages and ensuring Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel, could not be achieved without control of the Philadelphi corridor, which he said Hamas is using to rearm. Israel will not remove its troops from a narrow strip of land…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. He was welcomed by Mongolia’s leader at a lavish ceremony in the Asian nation’s capital Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday. The Russian leader is wanted by the court for the alleged…

At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine’s central town of Poltava with two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, the war’s deadliest single attack this year. Photographs posted on social media showed several bodies of young men on the ground covered in dust and debris, with the badly damaged…

HAMAS has threatened to release a video showing the “final message” of the six Israeli hostages who were brutally murdered inside Gaza. The video reportedly shows the hostages confirming their identities before they go on to say their tragic final words. In a telegram channel, al-Qassam Brigades – the military wing of Hamas – posted the clip…

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has recorded thousands of cases of monkeypox in recent years, as global health leaders call for a co-ordinated response to a surge of cases Thousands of cases of monkeypox have been recorded in one city in South America. Local reports say 1,266 people have had the disease in the Brazilian…

Protests were sparked after the Israel Defence Forces said the bodies of six Israeli hostages were found and recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza on Saturday. More demonstrations are set for Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to demand a ceasefire after six hostages were found ‘murdered’ in Gaza. An estimated 500,000…