Russia charges Telegram founder with terrorism

Russia charges Telegram founder with terrorism

Pavel Durov. Albert Gea/Reuters Russia’s has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international warrant for his arrest. The country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that the charges related to Telegram’s failure to remove material “used by Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare…

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U.S. Olympian David Hearn to be arraigned on charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

U.S. Olympian David Hearn to be arraigned on charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn is set to be arraigned Thursday in connection with alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Hearn will be arraigned in D.C. Superior Court following a grand jury indictment on…

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Judge rules transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms

Judge rules transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms

A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford puts on hold enforcement of key components of a law adopted…

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Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters

Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters

The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges against hundreds of individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from its website, the department confirmed Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Nothing ‘quiet’ about it,” the DOJ Rapid Response X account…

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Africa: SA Ready to Defend Itself Against Xenophobia Charges At AU – – Lamola

Africa: SA Ready to Defend Itself Against Xenophobia Charges At AU – – Lamola

Ghana has asked the African Union to address ‘xenophobic attacks’ in South Africa. Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the opportunity to raise broader migration issues. Ghana has asked the African Union (AU) to address “xenophobic attacks” in South Africa, as Pretoria battles to manage the continental fallout from protests and hostility towards other Africans. Ghanaian…

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U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking

U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking

The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States. Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a…

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