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UK unveils plans for social media curfew for older teens - but it's voluntary
LONDON (AP) — The British government announced plans Wednesday to introduce a six-hour social media curfew from midnight for 16- and 17-year-olds — though they will be able to override the proposed default setting.In its latest attempt to reduce the risks of online harm for children, Britain's Labour government also said that features that can keep users scrolling for longer, such as videos that automatically play one after another, will also be switched off by default for older teenagers.
The planned restrictions come a month after the government unveiled a social... Read More
Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports after US reimposes a blockade and intensifies strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people across the country, Iranian officials said.Days of back-and-forth strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle East — and renewed threats to the waterway crucial to global energy supplies — have shredded the interim deal to end the conflict and... Read More
Top EU official visits Ukraine and pledges continued support against Russia's invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen went to Kyiv on Wednesday to mark Ukraine’s annual Statehood Day, pledging continued military and financial support for the country's independence as it holds out against Russia’s 4-year-old full-scale invasion.Ukraine’s sovereignty has been threatened since Russian forces occupied Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and Moscow illegally annexed the peninsula, followed eight years later by the all-out invasion of February 2022. Statehood Day, celebrating the country’s self-determination, is a public holiday... Read More
Human rights groups sue over Trump administration's sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians.The organizations say in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that they have been forced to censor their own advocacy work to avoid scrutiny from the White House, which in an executive order last year not only targeted the Hague-based criminal court but prohibited providing or receiving services to or from entities that have been sanctioned.
Biden will publish 'Promise Me, America' memoir after the November midterm elections
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir this fall, publisher Little, Brown and Company told The Associated Press.“Promise Me, America,” which Biden says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection, is scheduled to come out Nov. 17.
The timing of the book — two weeks after midterm elections in which Democrats seek to regain control of Congress — could raise concerns within his party. Many Democrats remain divided on Biden's legacy and his ill-fated determination to seek a second term in... Read More
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- Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports after US reimposes a blockade and intensifies strikes
- Top EU official visits Ukraine and pledges continued support against Russia's invasion
- Biden will publish 'Promise Me, America' memoir after the November midterm elections
- Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed
- World shares are mixed and oil prices climb as Iran threatens to block Middle East energy exports
- British leader Starmer faces his last question session in Parliament before leaving office next week
- Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 32 as 2 more die in hospital
- 26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave
- House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent
- US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
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