Russian authorities have blocked access to the Snapchat app, citing its alleged use for criminal activity in the country.
The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) said in a statement that Snapchat had been used “to organise and carry out terrorist acts within the country, and to recruit perpetrators,” as well as commit fraud and other crimes against Russian citizens.
Earlier on Thursday, Russia also blocked Apple’s video-calling app FaceTime, in a move that forms part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign technology platforms.
The restrictions follow similar measures against Google’s YouTube, Meta’s WhatsApp, and the Telegram messaging service, all of which have faced access limitations in Russia over alleged criminal or extremist activity.
Roskomnadzor has justified the bans as a matter of national security and public safety, while critics argue that the measures further restrict freedom of information and online communication in the country.
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A tourist aircraft crashed near Peru's UNESCO-listed Nazca Lines on Saturday (1 August), killing all 13 people on board, authorities said.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said Tehran is not currently involved in direct talks with Washington about reopening the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were to begin on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a major wildfire in Greece on Sunday, killing two crew members as emergency services continued efforts to contain fires fuelled by extreme heat and dry conditions across Europe.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said wildfires that swept across France were now under control. Authorities warned that risks remained as Greece and Spain continued battling active blazes across parts of Europe.
France’s worst wildfire season since 1949 is stretching emergency services, raising questions about the country’s preparedness and increasing political pressure ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Police have arrested six people on suspicion of arson as prosecutors investigate dozens of wildfires that have broken out across Türkiye in recent days.
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant may continue operating at reduced capacity until Tuesday, temporarily easing pressure on the country’s electricity grid during an intense heatwave.
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, after years of questions over the health and well-being of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Indonesian rescue teams are searching for 28 people still unaccounted for, three days after a passenger ferry caught fire off the coast of Madura island.
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