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Safety by default—unless teens and platforms switch it off

By default, older teens would be blocked overnight and see engagement features like autoplay and infinite scroll disabled, with opt-outs allowed, as the UK extends recent under‑16 restrictions and Ofcom separately probes TikTok’s child-safety practices.

Published: 4 months ago

The UK government has proposed a default midnight–6 a.m. social‑media curfew for 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds, paired with turning off autoplay and infinit...

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Can U.S. sanctions unmake the ICC—or their own legal footing?

Human rights and Palestine advocacy groups challenge Trump-era measures limiting Americans’ cooperation with the ICC as Secretary of State Marco Rubio hardens Washington’s stance and the Netherlands publicly backs the court.

Published: 4 months ago

Human rights and Palestine advocacy groups have sued in U.S. court to overturn Trumpera sanctions that they say effectively bar Americans from work...

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A possible catastrophe—yet the sea leaves few witnesses

UNHCR and IOM cite reports of two Rohingya boats lost near Myanmar after late-June departures from conflict-hit Rakhine.

Published: 4 months ago

UNHCR and the IOM say two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya who left Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June are feared to have capsized in the Ba...

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Unknown spread or unpaid wages: what’s driving Congo’s Ebola surge

Government and WHO tallies show spread across five provinces as UNICEF and WHO press for faster, better-resourced field operations.

Published: 4 months ago

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed roughly 2,000 confirmed cases and 750 deaths across five provinces, as the WHO ...

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Wartime reshuffle tests Kyiv’s choice: continuity or consolidation at Defense

President Volodymyr Zelensky removed Mykhailo Fedorov and will submit Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko’s candidacy to the Verkhovna Rada amid a broader cabinet shake-up.

Published: 4 months ago

President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and moved to install Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, a change now con...

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Pilot withdrawals move forward, but who verifies Hezbollah is gone?

U.S.-hosted negotiations shift to technical planning for two southern Lebanon pilot zones and a handover to the Lebanese army.

Published: 4 months ago

U.S.mediated talks in Rome advanced a plan to begin Israeli pullbacks from two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon, tasking technical teams to design...

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Between landmark reform and limits: France’s assisted-dying law in limbo

The measure creates a conditional right for seriously ill adults to request lethal medication under strict safeguards, fulfilling Macron’s pledge and allowing self- or clinician administration.

Published: 4 months ago

France’s National Assembly approved a tightly circumscribed assisteddying bill that would let eligible adults with serious illnesses request lethal...

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Blocking Iran to keep Hormuz open—or pushing it toward closure?

Washington relaunched strikes and an Iran-only maritime blockade after a short-lived June understanding, while Tehran hit regional bases, pressured shipping, and announced an IMO-notified corridor.

Published: 4 months ago

After a brief June understanding, Washington resumed airstrikes on Iran and reimposed an Iran‑only maritime blockade around the Strait of Hormuz, w...

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Sanctions or system failure: what’s driving Cuba’s nationwide blackouts?

The July 14 collapse of the National Electric System left most of the island’s nearly 10 million residents without power.

Published: 4 months ago

Cuba’s national grid suffered a total collapse on 14 July—the third nationwide blackout in roughly two weeks—cutting power to most of the island’s ...

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New York’s pause hinges on defining “large”—and AI’s footprint

The first statewide moratorium in the U.S., issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul, halts new permits while New York studies grid reliability, water use, and electricity-cost impacts.

Published: 4 months ago

New York imposed a first‑of‑its‑kind, one‑year statewide pause on permitting the largest data centers to assess environmental, grid and water impac...

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Airspace as battleground: sovereignty claim or unlawful strike at Sanaa?

Saudi-led forces struck Sanaa’s airport after an Iranian-linked flight was diverted, and the Houthis answered with missiles toward Saudi territory amid a fragile post-truce standoff.

Published: 4 months ago

Saudiled strikes hit Sanaa International Airport on 13 July—Saudibacked officials say the runway was targeted to block an Iranian plane linked to H...

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Free movement at Gibraltar, unchanged sovereignty—convergence or clever workaround?

An EU–UK accord dismantles the fence and shifts checks to Gibraltar’s port and airport, easing daily crossings for thousands of workers and residents.

Published: 4 months ago

The EU and UK signed a Gibraltar status treaty that removed the fence and routine checks at the Spain–Gibraltar frontier, enabling crossings on res...

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