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Monday August 26th, 2024 day edition

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Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has 'nothing to hide'.

Pavel Durov delivers a keynote address at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in 2016.

The investigation is reportedly about insufficient moderation, with Mr Durov accused of failing to take steps to curb criminal uses of Telegram.

Mr Durov was arrested at an airport north of Paris under a warrant for offences related to the app, according to officials.

Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide".

"Almost a billion users globally use Telegram as means of communication and as a source of vital information," the app's statement read.

Pavel Durov, 39, was born in Russia and now lives in Dubai, where Telegram is based. »

Donald Trump Hosting Jan. 6 Awards Gala Sparks Fury: 'Absolutely Horrid'

Authored by newsweek.com

An "awards gala" for those arrested after the January 6 riot is due to be held at a Trump owned... Donald Trump supporters breaking into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

An "awards gala" for those arrested after the January 6 riot is due to be held at a Trump owned golf resort.

News that a Trump property is hosting a January 6 "awards gala" sparked anger on social media. »

At least 5 Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump's Butler rally put on administrative duty

Authored by abcnews.go.com

At least 5 Secret Service officials involved in planning Trump's Butler rally put on administrative duty.

At least five U.S. Secret Service officials involved in the planning of Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, where a gunman attempted to kill the former president, have been placed on administrative duty, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to note that the Secret Service officials were put on administrative duty, not leave. »

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says more territory seized in ongoing Kursk incursion

Authored by euronews.com

Speaking to members of the foreign press in the capital Kyiv, the Ukrainian president said that the incursion into Kursk was launched "preventively" to stop Russia from occupying the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Sumy.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his forces have seized more territory in Kursk as they advance deeper into the Russian region.

In his nightly video address he said Ukrainian troops had advanced up to three kilometres and taken control of two more settlements, without naming them. »

PS5 Pro Was an Open Secret at Gamescom 2024

Authored by wccftech.com

However, at the Gamescom 2024 that's being held this week in Cologne, developers started talking.

In a recent live stream, the Italian website Multiplayer mentioned that it had heard from a developer that they had delayed their game due to the upcoming launch of the PS5 Pro.

I can confirm that I heard something similar during one of my appointments at Gamescom 2024. »