MOSCOW (AFP) – On Friday, Russia’s media regulator ordered that YouTube unlock a German-language channel of Russian official broadcaster RT, calling the action “destructive” censorship. After eliminating the network’s German stations RT DE and Der Fehlende Part earlier this year, YouTube banned a new RT channel on Thursday. RT, formerlyContinue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Meta, Facebook’s parent company, blacklisted a number of “cyber mercenary” companies and began warning around 50,000 people who were presumably targeted by the corporations suspected of spying on activists, dissidents, and journalists throughout the world. Meta apparently pulled down 1,500 Facebook and Instagram profiles related toContinue Reading

CEBU (AFP) – The fiercest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has killed at least 12 people, according to the disaster service, as the storm rushed through the island uprooting trees, collapsing electricity lines, and flooding communities. More than 300,000 people evacuated their homes and coastal resorts when TyphoonContinue Reading

SLAMABAD (Webdesk) – Tomorrow, Pakistan will host the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad (Sunday). The Session is being held at the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which serves as the OIC Summit Chair. Pakistan appreciated the invitation andContinue Reading