Russia reportedly tests blocking Telegram, WhatsApp calls amid internet clampdown The suspected move comes as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to create what it calls a "sovereign internet" disconnected from global networks, trying to replace Western services with domestic ones.

⚡️ Russia reportedly tests blocking Telegram, WhatsApp calls amid internet clampdown.

The suspected move comes as the Kremlin intensifies efforts to create what it calls a "sovereign internet" disconnected from global networks, trying to replace Western services with domestic ones.

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‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

No comment. This report speaks for itself.
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Geplantes Treffen von Trump und Putin: Eine Belohnung für den Kremlchef Donald Trump lädt Wladimir Putin nach Alaska ein. Damit holt der US-Präsident Putin aus der internationalen Isolation, statt ihn zu sanktionieren.

Donald Trump lädt Wladimir Putin nach Alaska ein. Damit holt der US-Präsident Putin aus der internationalen Isolation, statt ihn zu sanktionieren.

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European leaders seek talks with Trump before Putin meeting, Bloomberg reports As part of ongoing U.S.-Russia discussions, Putin told special envoy Steve Wikoff during an Aug. 6 meeting that Russia would agree to a full ceasefire if Kyiv withdrew its forces from Donetsk and Luha...

European leaders are seeking to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump before his planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska later this week, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 10, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President ... We welcome President Trump\'s work to stop the killing in Ukraine, end the Russian Federation\'s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine.\nWe are convinced that ...

Sound statement by EU leaders:
We "stand firmly by the side of Ukraine."
No negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine.
defend its territorial integrity.
Meaningful negotiations only after a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities.
Trump has abandoned these 4 positions.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Dozens of flights delayed at Russia's Sochi airport following reported drone attacks Flight delays lasted for several hours, leading to large crowds forming at Sochi Airport.

⚡️Dozens of flights delayed at Russia's Sochi airport following reported drone attacks.

Flight delays lasted for several hours, leading to large crowds forming at Sochi Airport.

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Deaths, Hunger Strikes Fuel Outcry Over Egypt’s Detention System Following the deaths of three detainees in three different Egyptian jails recently, the Egyptian Network for Human Rights has renewed its call for an urgent international investigation into alleged…

More and more Egyptian political detainees are staging hunger strikes to protest inhumane conditions and systemic abuse, a human rights NGO said.

The Egyptian Network for Human Rights blamed three recent deaths in custody on torture by security forces.

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Zu sehen sind Daniel Bax und Lisa Schneider. Dazu das Zitat: „Ich bin nicht wirklich überrascht über diese Ankündigung. Das war von Anfang an das Ziel von Netanjahu und seinen Koalitionspartnern, die das offen ausgesprochen haben. Damals konnte keiner ahnen, wie weit sie damit kommen würden.“ taz-Themenchef Daniel Bax über Israels Pläne, Gaza vollständig zu besetzen

Zu sehen sind Stefan Reinecke und Sabine am Orde

🎧 Mangelernährung, Hungertote, das Gesundheitssystem ist zusammengebrochen. Die Zustände in Gaza haben sich seit der israelischen Totalblockade im März weiter verschlimmert.
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Russian attacks kill 8, injure 24, including 2 children, over past day Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

⚡️Russian attacks kill 8, injure 24, including 2 children, over past day.

Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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These States Responded to DOJ’s Requests For Voter Data Read more here.

The DOJ’s request for sensitive voting data from states is raising alarms among election officials and voting rights experts. While some states have complied, others have pushed back.

Read below to see how states responded ⤵️

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Russia's torture of Viktoriia Roshchyna shocks world, but dozens of Ukrainian journalists still in captivity It took several DNA tests to confirm the identity of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian captivity in the fall of 2024. Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while...

A funeral is being held in Kyiv on Aug. 8 for Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian captivity in the fall of 2024.

Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while on a reporting trip in Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories.

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Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that the cyber community can help to defend against.

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent

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As Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, many aging survivors express frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence. wapo.st/4owgrUn

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Russian soldier shoots civilian near Pokrovsk, video shows; prosecutors launch war crimes probe Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has opened a war crimes investigation, marking the third recorded case this year of Russian forces killing civilians in Donetsk Oblast.

⚡️ Russian soldier shoots civilian near Pokrovsk, video shows; prosecutors launch war crimes probe.

This marks the third recorded case this year of Russian forces killing civilians in Donetsk Oblast.

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