Published on 13/07/2026 – 16:46 GMT+2 The European Union has sanctioned VK Company, which dominates Russia’s online sphere, for colluding with the Kremlin to identify critics of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and curtail access to independent sources of information. VK Company runs VKontakte, the country’s most popular social media site. Often described as “the Russian Facebook”, it has an estimated 70 million users. The decision, taken on Monday by foreign ministers, points the finger at VK Company and an associated firm for developing and managing Max App, which is state-backed and comes pre-installed on all phones and tablets sold…

Birao, Central African Republic – When Islam Ibrahim fled Sudan after her father was killed during the siege of el-Fasher, she thought she had escaped the worst of the war.The 20-year-old pharmacy student fled with her mother and six sisters to the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR), leaving behind her…

Three wins to go. How can your team reach the final and win the World Cup 2026? Click here to find out – or click here to follow our live coverage of Argentina against Switzerland.Who: Argentina vs SwitzerlandWhat: FIFA World Cup 2026 – QuarterfinalWhere: Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri,…

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When it comes to weekly news cycles, Netflix has just had a particularly bad one. It began when Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw wrote a piece arguing that Netflix’s subscriber engagement seems to decreasing, and that a number of shows recently returned for a second season to rapidly declining viewing numbers.That piece…

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