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Terrorist from Leyton who discussed police station attacks on Telegram jailed

A young man who shared so-called Islamic State propaganda on Telegram and WhatsApp has been jailed for six years.

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023

Ukraine war: Kremlin's threat to interfere with undersea data cables may be bluster, but must be taken seriously

In what is more than likely to turn out to be an attempt at escalation in the confrontation between Nato and Russia over the war in Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev argued recently on his Telegram channel that Russia should have the right to attack submarine data cables.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia fires at rescue workers in Kherson; drone attacks reported across Ukraine – as it happened

One person killed and seven injured while clearing mud, officials say; Air raids reported in Lviv, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive records ‘tactical successes’ as troops advance south – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2023

How was a 21-year-old gamer able to leak a mountain of major Pentagon secrets?

Barely three years into his military career, Jack Teixeira allegedly exposed his country’s most sensitive intelligence gathering operations. Now the Pentagon is being forced into a reckoning on who should have access to America’s secrets. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Explained: CoWIN data leak and why you should worry about privacy

Earlier this week, newspapers were flooded with reports on the CoWIN data leak, through which the Aadhaar, passport details, and phone numbers of lakhs of Indians were made public on Telegram. The government staunchly denied that the database had been “breached directly”.

Newslaundry · Jun 16, 2023

Measures under way to stabilise ‘serious’ situation at Zaporizhzhia plant, IAEA chief says

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has said a “number of measures” are being taken to ensure security at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine following a breach in the nearby Kakhovka dam last week. Grossi’s visit to the nuclear plant comes as Ukrainian forces intercepted one cruise missile…

France 24 · Jun 15, 2023

Belarus receives first Russian nuclear weapons, says Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and 13 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, according to local authorities. Read our live…

France 24 · Jun 14, 2023

Senegal's internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Senegal’s government began blocking several digital platforms – including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube – in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended the disruptions to all mobile internet and several television stations.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023

Video shows Russia blew up farm machinery, not Leopard 2 tanks

Russia's ministry of defence published a Telegram video allegedly showing its "successful destruction" of several Ukrainian tanks, including Leopard 2 battle tanks. But analysis of the video shows several holes in this argument, and the "tanks" share more similarities with agricultural machinery. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2023