The attempted transfer reportedly came from a trading firm that Germany seized from Russia’s Gazprom Gazprombank, Russia’s key bank that handles European gas payments, has reportedly declined several payment attempts for April and May gas deliveries to Germany and Austria even though they were made through a ruble account. The bank rejected the transaction because…

The US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has reportedly lifted more restrictions on intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday, adding that the expanded access is aimed at helping Kiev seize the breakaway republics in Donbass.

Move comes days after Elon Musk struck deal to buy Twitter and pledged to restore freedom of speech on social media US President Joe Biden’s administration is expanding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purview to include fighting speech that the government deems to be “disinformation.”