Our Monday morning stroll around the world

💥 Israel and Hezbollah exchanged major missile strikes on Sunday. Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early yesterday morning, around the same time ~100 Israeli warplanes struck targets in Lebanon (a move Israel framed as a preemptive strike). Both sides say their attacks were aimed only at military targets, reporting three military casualties apiece. Analysts say the low number of announced casualties lowers the likelihood of a formal war between Israel and Hezbollah, which Western officials have worked to avoid in recent months.

🇫🇷📲 French police reportedly arrested Telegram co-founder/CEO Pavel Durov. According to multiple reports, Durov’s arrest on Saturday is tied to Telegram's loose content moderation policies, as well as its unwillingness to cooperate with French law enforcement on investigations relating to drug trafficking, child sexual content, and other criminal activity on the encrypted messaging app. Telegram, with close to 1 billion users, is one of the world’s largest messaging apps, with particular influence in Russia, Ukraine, and former Soviet Union republics.

🇪🇺 Apple users in the EU will soon be able to delete preinstalled apps – including the App Store itself. Last week, Apple confirmed it will enact sweeping app deletion changes by the end of this year to comply with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act. Under the new changes, EU Apple users will be able to delete the App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos, Safari, and any other pre-installed app (with the exception of Settings and Phone) and replace them with options from third-party companies.