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Australia defended its world-first social media ban for children under 16 after regulator eSafety found that more than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the restrictions…
Candace Owens is facing renewed online criticism after an X post accused her of retracting allegations about Officer Bagley. The post, from the account Cinema Shogun, claimed Owens had presented inaccurate information…
The Times of India reports that prosecutors have alleged singer d4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez after an argument in April 2025, then dismembered her and concealed her remains in his Tesla.…
Satellite observations suggest vegetation planted along China’s Taklamakan Desert is now absorbing more carbon dioxide than it releases, according to a study published in PNAS. The finding concerns restored areas on the…
Only 33 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Thursday, down from 50 in the same period last week, Deccan Herald reports, citing Kpler data. Just six crude tankers…
China has posthumously honoured two Coast Guard officers who died on 11 August 2025 while safeguarding maritime rights, according to an official People’s Armed Police listing. The announcement did not explain how…
Houthi rebels killed at least five people in Yemen's Marib province on Friday, a day after their deadliest attack in years, according to officials. A drone strike killed three government troops, while…
Mitch McConnell’s chief of staff, Terry Carmack, declined to answer an independent journalist’s questions about the 84-year-old Kentucky senator’s health, whereabouts and a letter sent to President Donald Trump. Hindustan Times reports,…
US District Judge Roy K. Altman has temporarily halted an order requiring Donald Trump to provide detailed financial records in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The pause gives the…
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders targeting birth tourism and narrowing access to birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier directive. One order seeks to…
