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Australia has become the first country to force major tech companies to remove under-16 users from their platforms, as Meta began disabling accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Threads a week ahead of a sweeping nationwide social media ban. Under the new law — effective 10 December — platforms that fail to take “reasonable steps” to […]
Russia has blocked access to Apple’s video-calling service FaceTime, intensifying its clampdown on Western technology platforms. The state communications regulator Roskomnadzor announced the move on Thursday, claiming the app was being used for “illegal activities”, including planning terrorist attacks, recruiting perpetrators and committing fraud. FaceTime, a core feature of the iPhone that allows free internet-based […]
President Trump’s proposal to halt migration from “Third World countries” and a new USCIS pause on applications from 19 nations have raised global and diaspora concerns.
Guinness World Records has suspended new submissions from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza since November 2023, calling the situation too sensitive amid the ongoing conflict.
Luqmaan Khan, a Pakistani-American student, was arrested in Delaware for allegedly planning a mass school shooting with firearms and a detailed manifesto.
President Trump’s name was added to the US Institute of Peace sign ahead of a Rwanda–DR Congo peace deal, reigniting controversy over federal control.
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met President Putin in a delayed, late-night Kremlin meeting on Ukraine, with no major progress reported.
Trump criticised US allies for “ripping off” the country, attacked Democrats, the Federal Reserve and climate policies, and defended tariffs during a Cabinet meeting.
At 29, Brazilian founder Luana Lopes Lara has become the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire after Kalshi’s valuation surged to USD 11 billion.
Severe monsoon rains, intensified by multiple tropical cyclones, have unleashed catastrophic flooding across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, southern Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam
Elon Musk revealed on a podcast that partner Shivon Zilis is half-Indian and that one of their sons is named in honour of physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani goes viral after a Bollywood quiz on Mehdi Hasan’s show, where he aces one song and recreates SRK’s iconic pose.
Floods and landslides in Indonesia’s North Sumatra have killed 49 people and left 67 missing, as rescue teams continue searching submerged villages and debris-strewn areas.
President Trump announced that South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 G20 summit, citing alleged misconduct and human rights concerns, prompting criticism from Pretoria.
Dhaka court orders 21-year jail term for Sheikh Hasina in Purbachal plot corruption cases; her children also jailed amid broader political turmoil.
Trump has urged Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi to avoid escalating tensions with China after her Taiwan-related remarks triggered a diplomatic storm.
A massive fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court estate killed 44 people and left hundreds missing, raising urgent concerns over scaffolding and building safety.
Mufti Abdul Qavi’s viral claim that Aishwarya Rai may propose marriage to him has sparked widespread criticism and humour across social media.
Two National Guard members were critically injured in a shooting near the White House, prompting heightened security and a federal investigation.
Trump bars South Africa from the 2026 G20 in Miami, accusing Pretoria of violating protocol at this year’s summit and announcing a halt to U.S. payments.
