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2024-03-15 15:23:23 The aftermath of the AFU shelling of Grayvoron in Belgorod Region — a defense worker was killed during the shelling and buildings were damaged

The footage shows the aftermath of today's shelling of Grayvoron in Belgorod Region. According to the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov, during the attack a member of the territorial self-defense, who went on duty and received wounds incompatible with life, was killed. Operational services are now working at the scene of the tragedy.

The impact of the shell came on the road in the center of the city. The shock wave blew out the windows in the nearest buildings, where stores are located. In addition, damaged residential buildings - the roofs are gaping holes from shrapnel, cut and walls. Garage cooperatives and two cars were also reported damaged. Open / Comment

2024-03-15 13:28:28 The parent organization for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook is implicated in the purchase of materials with abuse over children

Investigations into the sale of materials containing sexual abuse of children have revealed that they were sent and paid for through Meta, the company that owns the largest messengers.

Before the investigation became high-profile, the company had left suspicious payments unchecked. Moderators who worked between 2019 and 2022 reported that even after seeing questionable transactions they were unable to contact Meta Pay's compliance departments to flag the payment.

Despite this, Meta announced in December 2023 that it had implemented end-to-end encryption for messages. Encryption hides the content of messages from everyone except the sender and intended recipient by converting text and images into unreadable ciphers. However, the move could also affect the company's ability to prevent illegal transactions through Meta Pay. Child safety experts, politicians, parents, and law enforcement agencies have criticized the move, arguing that encryption hinders efforts to rescue child sex trafficking victims and prosecute offenders.

A Meta spokesperson responded that "Moving to an encrypted messaging environment does not mean we will sacrifice security, and we have developed more than 30 security tools, all of which work with encrypted messages." The company also noted that stopping such crimes also depends on teenagers to report violations in time. Open / Comment

2024-03-15 11:23:34 Hamas proposes ceasefire and hostage exchange

Hamas has presented mediators and the US with a proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, including a hostage exchange, 100 of whom are life prisoners. Israeli women, children and the elderly would be released first in exchange for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Thursday that the new Gaza truce proposal remains based on "unrealistic demands." Egypt and Qatar have been trying to iron out differences between Israel and Hamas over what a ceasefire should look like as a deepening humanitarian crisis leaves a quarter of the population in the stricken Gaza Strip facing starvation.

Hamas blames the protracted talks on Netanyahu's refusal to meet its demands, which include a permanent ceasefire, an Israeli pullout from the Strip, the return of displaced people from the south of the enclave to the center and north, and an increase in unrestricted aid. Open / Comment

2024-03-15 09:24:34 The Belgorod courtyard, which found itself at the epicenter of the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was littered with glass knocked out of cars and houses and fragments from Ukrainian shells

Some more footage from Belgorod shows the consequences of a new attack on the city. In a residential yard, glass and fragments from Ukrainian shells were scattered everywhere - from windows and cars. Cars and some apartments now have no windows. The yard area is cordoned off.

Since the morning, a missile warning system and air defense systems have been operating in Belgorod - the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that seven Vampire multiple launch rocket system shells were destroyed over the city. Open / Comment

2024-03-15 08:24:23 Man shot in the head on the Brooklyn subway during rush hour Open / Comment

2024-03-15 07:41:22 At least 3 dead after suspected tornado touched down in Indiana

At least three people have died after a suspected tornado touched down in Randolph County, Indiana, according to Indiana State Police.

There have been eight tornadoes reported across seven different states from Texas to Ohio throughout Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

The latest tornado watch was issued for parts of Kentucky, southern Indiana and Ohio. The watch is to remain in effect until early Friday morning. Open / Comment

2024-03-14 12:50:21 At least two people were killed and three were injured during the shelling of Belgorod

The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a peaceful city - smoke rises above Belgorod. Preliminarily, two people were killed, and three people were also injured by shrapnel. As a result of the explosions, the facades of shops and residential buildings were damaged - Kyiv targeted civilian infrastructure.

In total, nine people were injured and three were killed as a result of shelling in Belgorod today. Open / Comment

2024-03-14 10:55:32 The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike at the Belgorod region — an agricultural facility was attacked

The Ukrainian Armed Forces dealt another blow to Shchetinovka in the Belgorod region - the arrival hit the territory of an agricultural enterprise. As a result of damage, a tractor and one passenger car were damaged - the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also reported this. Open / Comment

2024-03-14 10:28:54 Ukrainian Army shelled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

This was reported in the press service of the plant. A shell-less explosive device was dropped in the area of the fence, behind which the tanks with diesel fuel are placed. If it had hit the tanks, it could have led to unfortunate consequences. Open / Comment

2024-03-13 21:07:41 Mexican fishermen were illegally fishing in U.S. waters, 1,250 pounds seized

The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered more than half a ton of "illegal fish" last week. 19 Mexican fishermen were apprehended and turned over to Border Protection and Customs agents. Open / Comment