Topic: Maria Zakharova

Moscow expelled six British diplomats Friday for suspected espionage and "threatening Russia's security", according to Russian media reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday the arrest over the weekend of tech giant Telegram's top official was not a political decision by his government as an investigation swirls over the the popular messaging app.

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov was arrested by French police after his private jet landed at Le Bourget Airport north of Paris. Arrest warrant due to the lack of moderation on Telegram.

The United Nations said Tuesday that a massive blast that killed two people and injured more than 50, including seven children, at Ukraine's main Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv was likely due to a missile strike.

The death toll from the deadly attack at Crocus City Hall near Moscow rose to at least 133 on Saturday as security official reported 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the assault.

Russia violated U.N. sanctions when President Vladimir Putin gave a luxury car to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a U.S. State Department spokesman said, while joking that Kim should have gotten an "extended warranty."

The Russian government has placed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, on its list of wanted criminals due to the removal of Soviet monuments in Estonia.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the Serbian capital of Belgrade Saturday, again protesting federal election results from earlier this month.

Thousands of protesters and opposition leaders in Serbia are calling for the results of the most recent parliamentary election to be thrown out after international watchdogs reported irregularities in the election.

North Korea and Russia on Saturday chastised U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for comments about an alleged military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow to support their strategic goals.