RT News - August 25 2024 (18:00 MSK)

The founder of the globally-popular Telegram app is reportedly detained in France. In the last interview before his arrest, Pavel Durov revealed US security agencies were pressuring him to violate the privacy of the platform's users. Pavel Durov's former press secretary says Washington has long been after Telegram's founder and might be behind his arrest. Israel launches strikes across Southern Lebanon, calling it a "preemptive" measure against Hezbollah. The militant group, in turn, pledges a quote "harsh response". Vladimir Zelensky signs a bill banning the centuries-old, Canon-ical Orthodox Church following years of persecution. We speak exclusively to a Greek Archbishop in Jerusalem who calls the move an act against religious freedoms.