Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organised crime, sources told AFP.

Durov, now 40, was sensationally detained at Le Bourget airport outside Paris in August 2024 and charged with a litany of violations related to the popular messaging

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Russia said Saturday it had retaken two more villages from Ukrainian forces in its Kursk border region where it has launched an offensive to wrest back seized territory.

Moscow has pushed this week to retake a large part of the land that Ukraine originally captured in its western Kursk region.

The Russian Defense Ministry said troops took control

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Ukraine stated Saturday it had actually downed 130 Russian-launched drones across the country at night, as worldwide efforts to end the three-year war intensify.Also, Russia says it downed 126 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly over its southern Volgograd and Voronezh regions.Kyiv's flying force stated the Iranian-made Shahed drones were downed over 14

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region to surrender after his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump asked him to spare the lives of “thousands of Ukrainian troops.”

“We have reviewed today’s statement by U.S. President Trump…we emphasize that Ukrainian militants have committed numerous crimes again

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The Group of Seven (G7) nations warned Russia on Friday of further sanctions if it does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine, presenting a united front despite tensions within the bloc over U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to allies and Russia.

Meeting at a rural hotel in Quebec, G7 foreign ministers reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s “

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