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French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children

If it is adopted, France would follow Australia, where the world's first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, ​Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came...

Global hunger declines across continents but climate, trade risks loom, UN says

Around 645 million people, or 7.8% of the world's population, experienced hunger last year, down from 8.1% in 2024 and 8.6% in 2022 International News...

Thames Water creditors propose ‘golden share’ to avoid nationalisation

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said nationalisation is the best solution for Thames, for years held up as an example of the failure of...

UK’s new government seeks to boost fighter jet program with Canadian partnership

The announcement coincides with the Farnborough Airshow, the aerospace and defence industry's premier gathering, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East driving demand...

UK weapons maker stocks rise after former defence secretary appointed finance minister

Healey, in June, resigned from Keir Starmer's previous administration saying the then prime minister had been "unable" and the finance ministry "unwilling" to find...

London’s FTSE 100 climbs as oil prices ease; earnings in focus 

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 10,552.50 points by 1000 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.5% International News via Reuters: Britain's FTSE...

Ortega says Nicaragua will no longer hold elections

Ortega, who has continuously held power since 2007 following an earlier presidential term in the 1980s, said the move will close off any path...

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada sentenced in US to life in prison

Zambada is one of the most high-profile Mexican drug traffickers to be sentenced in a U.S. court since fellow Sinaloa leader Joaquin "El Chapo"...

Ontario wildfires expand as smoke lingers in parts of the US

The wildfires, which are mostly in difficult-to-access areas, have increased tensions between Canada and the U.S., where some politicians have criticized Canada's response International News...

US ‘deeply concerned’ after EU eyes carbon price for international flights

The European Commission published proposals on Friday to start applying costs on emissions from international flights departing Europe International News via Reuters: The United States is...

Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as new overall leader

Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in October 2024 as Hamas fought a full-scale, two-year war with Israel...

Airline executives caution planemakers not to rush release of next generation of aircraft

The comments come as airlines warn that with current backlogs in order books and instability around the supply chain, integrating next-generation aircraft that haven't...
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