The Tiktok account of the founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov was blocked, the Durov Code publication reported on March 5. “The account is blocked. The durov account is no longer available,” says the message that appears when opening an account. Pavel Durov and Tiktok representatives did not comment on what happened. Durov started TikTok in January. By the time of blocking, more than 150 thousand users had subscribed to Durov.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) told Rossiyskaya Gazeta that it sees “signs of violation of advertising legislation” in the placement of advertising on Telegram. In accordance with the law, “the distribution of advertising on information resources whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as access to which is limited,” was not allowed, the FAS said on March 5.

“Navalny did not take any ‘Koch money’” What Koch said in an interview with Dudu Alfred Kokh , former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government, stated in an interview with Yuri Dudu that Alexei Navalny often approached him with various requests - and in addition, Navalny and his associates allegedly asked him for financial help. Their conversation was posted on YouTube on February 25.

Kristi Noem will leave her post as head of the US Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump announced. Republican Senator from Oklahoma Markwayne Mullin will be appointed to her place starting March 31. Trump thanked Noem for her work as Secretary of Homeland Security.

The United States has asked Ukraine for support in intercepting Iranian Shahed-type drones in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said. The Ukrainian leader instructed “to provide the necessary funds and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the necessary security.” The day before, Zelensky said that negotiations on sending Ukrainian specialists to the Middle East were already underway.

US President Donald Trump told Axios on March 5 that he wants to be personally involved in choosing Iran's new Supreme Leader. “They [Iranian authorities] are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, just like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela,” Trump said.

The Russian state messenger app Max checks whether the user has an active VPN connection on the device, The Bell reported on March 5, citing statements from technical specialists. Users of Habr ( 1 , 2 ) and ntc.party noticed when analyzing network traffic that Max accessed third-party services for determining the IP address. Such requests allow you to find out the user’s external IP, his network parameters and whether he uses a VPN.

The Lebanese government actually supports the invasion of its territory Kawnat Haju / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Tire in southern Lebanon, March 4, 2026 The main front of the big war in the Middle East is Iran and the Persian Gulf. The second most important is Lebanon. And there the likelihood of quick and dramatic political changes is much higher than on the main front.

Vladimir Putin said that it is dangerous for the military to use communication systems “uncontrolled” by the Russian authorities. He said this at a meeting with “women of various professions” on the eve of March 8. At the meeting, Putin spoke with the commander of the communications battalion, Irina Godunova.

At home, major media outlets did not devote a single obituary to him. Let's correct this misunderstanding Sophie Bassouls/Sygma/Getty Images On February 21, Dan Simmons, one of the most famous science fiction writers of our time, author of the novels Hyperion and The Terror, died in Colorado, USA. He was 77 years old.

Azerbaijan has decided to close the airspace in the south of the country on the border with Iran for 12 hours, Al-Arabiya reports, citing a NOTAM notification. In addition, the movement of trucks on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border was suspended, the Azerbaijani government reported . Even when the world is on fire, Medusa remains by your side. We help you understand what is happening. Please support our work !

The Kirov District Court of Yekaterinburg sentenced seven members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals in a criminal case of murder and attempted murder of entrepreneurs in 2001-2011.

One thousand four hundred and seventy-first day. Putin threatened to stop gas supplies to the EU after an attack on a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea (Moscow blames Kyiv for it) Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. On February 28, the United States and Israel went to war with Iran.

He is trying to cause turmoil in world markets and force the United States to retreat - although it is extremely unprofitable for him to block this sea route Fadel Senna / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Merchant ship off the coast of Dubai, March 1, 2026 “Tanker War” was the name given to one of the fronts of the Iran-Iraq conflict in the 1980s. The parties attacked cargo ships in the Persian Gulf, trying to damage the trade of the enemy and his satellites.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that he could give the Ukrainian military the address of “one person in the European Union” who is blocking European aid to Ukraine. According to UNIAN, Zelensky announced this on March 5 at a meeting with journalists. The agency suggested that Zelensky was referring to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.