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Claims that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has “frozen” a contract for 80 fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov are circulating on social media, as part of a fake Al Jazeera video. But there is no evidence to support this claim. 

One post on X, viewed more than 366,000 times, is captioned: “The UAE has frozen a contract to purchase 80 fighter jets from France: Durov’s arrest has angered the sheikhs.” It has also been shared on Facebook. 

Mr Durov was arrested on landing in Paris on 24 August as part of a cyber crime investigation. Mr Durov is originally from Russia, but now runs Telegram from Dubai in the UAE, where he lives. He holds citizenship of the UAE and France.

The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement…

Footage widely shared on social media shows a massive fireball erupting over a Russian airbase, reportedly hosting tactical and strategic bombers, including Su-24 Combat Jets.

A fire broke out at the Marinovka military airfield in the southwestern Volgograd region after Ukrainian forces fired a barrage of drone strikes as Kyiv continues its Kursk offensive.

Multiple explosions were reported at Marinovka, a Russian Aerospace Forces air base in the village of Oktyabrsky in the Kalachevsky district.

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Former Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt reacting in the middle of a college football game.

The New York Jets have been doing some serious homework on the 2024 quarterback class ahead of April’s draft.

Ryan Fowler of Bleacher Report shared on social media that Gang Green is hosting Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt on a top-30 visit. “[The] talented signal-caller is expected to hear his name called in the middle rounds,” Fowler said.

Pratt Is an Intriguing Young QB Option for the Jets…

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Chop Robinson has a top-30 visit with the New York Jets.

The New York Jets are bringing in plenty of prospects on top-30 visits ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft, including Penn State pass rusher Chop Robinson.

With this year’s draft less than a month away, the Jets are bringing in Robinson for a top-30 visit. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport posted to X that he was meeting with the New York Giants on Thursday, April 4, followed by the Jets on Friday.