Russia’s federal media censor, Roskomnadzor, announced on Wednesday that it had blocked the popular children’s video game Roblox. Statements and reports from government agencies indicate that the Russian authorities have been preparing for this move since the start of the year.

Apple Vice President of Interface Design Alan Dye will join Meta on December 31, Bloomberg reported on December 3, citing sources. An Apple representative confirmed this information. Alan Dye will become Meta's design director. He warned Apple executives of his departure earlier this week. As Bloomberg notes, the company's management was preparing for his resignation. Stephen LeMay will be Apple's new chief interface designer.

US Presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner informed Donald Trump and Ukrainian representatives about the results of the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place in Moscow on December 2, Reuters reports, citing a White House representative. “The United States and Russia participated in a thorough and productive meeting. Special Envoy Witkoff and Mr. Kushner informed the President and the Ukrainian side about this,” said a White House spokesman.

The organizers of the Russian literary prize "Big Book" have announced the winners of 2025. The award ceremony took place at the Pashkov House of the Russian State Library in Moscow on December 3 The laureate in the Fiction category was Eduard Verkin, he was noted for his novel The Magpie on the Gallows . In the Non-Fiction category, Zoya Boguslavskaya won, who was noted for her work Negligent Life .

What does it mean? Will this affect all Russians? Anti-corruption expert Ilya Shumanov explains Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images The European Union has included Russia in the list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing, writes Politico. Anti-corruption expert Ilya Shumanov reported the same with reference to a source. The EU authorities have not yet released an official announcement.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev received the “Lawyer of the Year” award, TASS reports. Medvedev was awarded in the category “For special contribution to the development of the state and law.” In the same category, the award was received by former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Russian Lawyers Association Sergei Stepashin, as well as, posthumously, by former Chairman of the Supreme Court Irina Podnosova.

In a new interview with RBC, Russian Human Rights Council Chairman Valery Fadeyev weighed in on censorship, wartime restrictions, returning offenders from the front, and more. Meduza shares several of his most notable remarks, translated into English. On blocking messengers What’s the problem? Yes, some people invested in their Telegram channels and built businesses around them — that’s true. But there’s a war on.

Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmayr, the former owner of a controlling stake in MindGeek, which includes the Pornhub website, has approached the US Treasury with an offer to buy the foreign assets of the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, Reuters reports, citing sources. “It is obvious that Lukoil International GmbH is an excellent investment, and anyone would be happy to own these assets,” the businessman’s lawyer told the agency.

This is a piece of gold and diamond jewelry. The suspect swallowed it A New Zealand resident was suspected of stealing a pendant in the shape of a Faberge egg worth 33.6 thousand New Zealand dollars (19.3 thousand US dollars) from a jewelry store, BBC News reports . According to local media, the suspect said he swallowed the jewelry. 007Store The Partridge Jewelers store in central Auckland called the police last Friday, November 28.

The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv sentenced former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov in absentia to 15 years in prison with confiscation of all property, Suspilna reports. The verdict was handed down on November 25, but the case materials were published only on December 2, the publication notes. Today Ukrainian journalists drew attention to the verdict. The court found Azarov, who is in Russia, guilty of high treason and attempting to forcibly change the constitutional order.

In Belgorod, the concerts of the singer Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov), scheduled for December 3 and 4, were cancelled. The local telegram channel “Ashes” was one of the first to report this. The concerts were to take place at the Energomash Palace of Culture. But a few hours before the first performance, the mayor of Belgorod, Valentin Demidov, announced that the cultural center would be closed in the next three days “for technical reasons,” and all planned events were cancelled.

Lawyer Mikhail Benyash was deprived of a residence permit in Lithuania due to two trips to Belarus. The “Word to Defense” project writes about this. Benyash, who lives in Vilnius, traveled to Minsk twice for two days in August - first he brought his young son, who was on vacation, from there, and then sent him back to his mother, who lives in Russia.

Let's talk about a few of them The most high-profile political cases in Russia are often handled by the same investigators (for example, if the case was initiated at the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee or transferred there), and over time their names become well known among activists and human rights defenders. How then do these investigators continue their careers? The answer is that some become lawyers.

Aimee Dilger / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images The world’s 100 largest arms manufacturers saw their combined revenue rise by 5.9 percent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

State Duma deputies immediately adopted amendments in the second and third readings, which suggest that graduates of military universities who studied at the expense of the budget must compensate the state for expenses in the event that the Russian authorities declare them “foreign agents.” Changes are being made to the law on conscription and military service, notes Mediazona, which drew attention to the amendments. The bill was submitted to the State Duma on October 31.