Ofcom investigating Telegram over child sexual abuse material concerns

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Messaging app Telegram has denied accusations made by Ofcom

The UK media regulator has launched an investigation into Telegram over concerns it may be failing to prevent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) being shared.

Ofcom said on Tuesday it was probing the popular messaging service after gathering evidence suggesting CSAM was present and being shared on the platform.

Under the current law, user-to-user services operating in the UK must have systems in place to prevent people from encountering CSAM and other illegal content, as well as mechanisms to

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Role of US officials killed in crash in Mexico under scrutiny

Reuters A suspected clandestine methamphetamine processing lab, according to the Attorney General's Office of Chihuahua, discovered during an operation by Mexican authorities in a mountainous area near Guachochi, in Chihuahua state, Mexico, in this handout photo distributed on April 18, 2026. Reuters
The two US officials were on their way back from an operation to destroy a clandestine meth lab (pictured), Chihuahua state officials said on Sunday

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered an investigation into the role played by two US officials in a counter-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua.

The two died alongside two Mexican officials when their car crashed on their way back from an operation to destroy illegal drug labs, Chihuahua officials said.

Sheinbaum said that neither she nor senior members of the federal security team had


Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'

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US envoy Steve Witkoff (right) has travelled to Moscow eight times but never to Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he considered visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow but not Kyiv "disrespectful".

The pair visited the Russian capital late last year as ceasefire talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine gained pace, and again in January.

Witkoff, who has been to Moscow eight times, met Vladimir Putin on many occasions.

Neither he nor Kushner, however, has ever

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How will Apple change under 'product guy' John Ternus?

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Apple will have been planning this succession for a long time.

Rumours were circulating for a while that 65-year-old Tim Cook was thinking about stepping down, and while a few potential replacements popped up, the name which stuck was the firm's vice president of hardware, 51-year-old John Ternus.

I had an informal meeting with him in the UK recently and I asked him then whether he really was heir apparent to the Apple throne.

He laughed and very smoothly gave

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Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch 'held for ransom'

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Police have been conducting a search following the abduction of the monarch

Police in western Nigeria have arrested 42 suspected illegal miners as part of an investigation into the abduction of a local monarch.

Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, the ruler of the Olayinka community in Ifelodun in Kwara state, was kidnapped on Saturday evening when armed men stormed his palace.

The kidnappers have reportedly demanded a ransom of $300,000 (£221,000) to free the traditional ruler

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Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella Sabrina Carpenter, wearing all white, and Madonna, wearing a purple outfit including a bustier, knee high boots and bright purple leather jacket. They are on stage at Coachella and pointing out to the crowd. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella
Madonna made a guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter's headline slot on Friday

Madonna has offered a reward for the return of the outfit she wore on stage at Coachella last weekend, after several of her vintage costume pieces went missing following the festival.

"These aren't just clothes, they are part of my history," the Queen of Pop wrote on Instagram.

Among them were the purple jacket, corset and dress she wore during her surprise guest appearance with Sabrina


South Africa's police boss charged in connection with controversial health contract

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Police boss Fannie Masemola spoke to the media after the hearing to deny the charges

South Africa's police chief has been formally charged with failing in his duties to provide proper oversight in his role following a health contract that has become the subject of a criminal investigation.

General Fannie Masemola, 62, was summoned to court over his alleged part in the awarding of a controversial $21m (£15.5m) tender, which has since been cancelled.

He has been charged

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The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody website

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Alex Jones's Infowars platform faces liquidation following a defamation claim by the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting

US satirical publication The Onion has proposed a new plan to take over Infowars, the media company run by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The Onion's proposal, which requires approval from a judge, would involve a licensing arrangement that would allow it to publish its own parody content on Infowars' platforms.

A previous attempt by The Onion to buy Infowars outright . Jones


Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism

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Japan's eight decades of pacifism looks to be dismantling since Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister in October 2025

Japan has relaxed decades-old restrictions on its arms exports, clearing the way for it to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.

The announcement on Tuesday marks a milestone in Tokyo's shift away from the pacifism that has characterised its post-war defence policy. It also comes at a time of heightened tensions in the region.

Restrictions that limit arms exports to just

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Canadian killed in shooting at Mexico's ancient Teotihuacán pyramids

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Police officers remained at the Teotihuacan archaeological zone on Monday

A 32-year-old Canadian woman has been killed and several people injured after a man opened fire at a historical site in Mexico, according to Mexican officials. The gunman killed himself after the attack.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has expressed her solidarity with the victims of a shooting at one of the country'