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Russian soldiers and military bloggers have railed against the Kremlin after it restricted access to the Telegram messaging app. Widespread disruptions to the app were reported on Monday and Tuesday as Roskomnadzor, the Russian state media regulator, said it would levy its strongest restrictions on Telegram’s operations yet. The internet watchdog said the move would safeguard Russian citizens against “criminal and terrorist” content, in Moscow’s latest crackdown on the free internet. Roskomnadzor, which has for years crusaded for a “sovereign internet” liberated from Western influence, has over the past six months imposed new limits on Telegram and WhatsApp at least...

European opposition ⁠to President Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland and his proposed "Board of Peace" initiative has disrupted plans for an economic support package for postwar Ukraine, the Financial Times reported ‍on Wednesday. A planned announcement of an $800 billion prosperity ‍plan to be agreed between Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. at the World Economic Forum ⁠in Davos this week has been delayed, the report said, citing six officials. Reuters could not immediately verify ​the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Nobody is in any mood to stage ‍a grand spectacle around...

Pro-Scottish independence accounts on X have gone dark after Iran's Internet shutdown - after experts exposed their links to the regime in Tehran. Multiple accounts, which regularly pumped out pro-independence messages, abruptly stopped posting on January 8 - the date the Iranian authorities began their blackout in a bid to quell nationwide protests. The profiles claimed to be ordinary Scottish people, with names including 'Scottish Lad' Jake and 'Proud Scottish lass' Fiona.

The Russian economy has officially entered stagnation mode, reports Foreign Intelligence Service. The Kremlin can no longer hide the systemic crisis behind optimistic statements. The figures show a collapse in the aggressor country's economic performance. After 4.5% GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, a sharp slowdown began: the indicator fell to 1.4% in the first quarter of 2025, then to 1.1% in the second quarter, and in the third quarter it was only 0.6%.

Europe's leaders boldly confronted Donald Trump on Tuesday night after his administration threatened to use the US military to seize Greenland. A joint statement from leaders including Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy vowed to defend Greenland's 'territorial integrity' - following days of escalating tensions between the US and NATO ally Denmark. It comes as Trump and his top advisers explore plans including purchasing the Danish territory or taking charge of its defense, according to a senior administration official. The White House said that 'utilising the US military is always an option'...

Jahvijaa Reza Pahlavi, Maata Khamenei, etc. Lots of videos. Day 10 and IRGC can't get a handle on it. Khamenei might go to Moscow with his family and entourage. Transcript linked below video.

Cargo planes don’t lie. Belarusian Il-76 aircraft continue to land in Tehran, quietly unloading Russian and Chinese weapons, crowd-control systems, surveillance tools, and security equipment for the Islamic Republic’s internal forces. These flights are not routine. They are not symbolic. They are deliberate, repeated, and coordinated. And they are not defensive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lied when he claimed earlier this week that Ukraine tried to kill him in a massive drone attack targeting one of his residences, according to US intelligence.

Hundreds of thousands of Moscow residents are understood to be without power after Ukrainian drones attacked the city.

Russian forces appear close to being pushed out of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, with only a small number of isolated troops remaining and even pro-Kremlin voices acknowledging the setback, according to a report.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war.The draft resolution during the emergency special session was approved by 91 votes in favour, 12 against and 57 abstentions, surpassing the required two-thirds majority of members present and voting. The resolution expresses deep concern about the fate of Ukrainian children separated from their families since 2014 – when Moscow annexed Crimea – including those transferred within occupied Ukrainian territory and those deported to Russia. It describes these...

A protester in an inflatable frog suit who has risen to notoriety over clashes with immigration officers is a self-identifying non-binary Antifa terrorist, The Telegraph can reveal. The “Portland frog” has become a symbol of resistance for Left-wing agitators in Portland, Oregon during nightly protests which have plagued the city for months. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were filmed pepper-spraying the anonymous figure through his inflatable disguise, with the video quickly going viral. The person in the costume can now be unmasked as Seth Todd, a non-binary 24-year-old who previously called for the murders of Donald Trump and police...