Denmark to ban social media for children under 15

Denmark to ban social media for children under 15

The Danish government has reached an agreement to implement a minimum age requirement of 15 years old on certain social media platforms, it announced on Friday.The move follows Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s call for restrictions on children’s use of social media in her opening speech to Parliament last month, due to concerns over youth mental…

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Sudan: One-sided truce prompts calls for humanitarian aid

Sudan: One-sided truce prompts calls for humanitarian aid

File photo: A woman who fled el-Fasher, after Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. (Pictire credit: AP) Until Thursday, violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against Sudanese civilians was ongoing.However, on Thursday afternoon, the paramilitary group led by General Mohammed Hamdan…

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Is China threatening global academic freedom? UK university halts study on Uyghur repression; Beijing blamed

Is China threatening global academic freedom? UK university halts study on Uyghur repression; Beijing blamed

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left), Uyghur activist protesting oppression (file – agencies) China’s influence over global academia came under sharp scrutiny this week after The Guardian revealed that Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in the UK had suspended research into forced labour involving Uyghurs in China – a move later reversed after widespread criticism and legal…

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‘He’s having a seizure’: US ICE faces backlash after man collapses during wife’s arrest; DHS claims ‘false narrative’

‘He’s having a seizure’: US ICE faces backlash after man collapses during wife’s arrest; DHS claims ‘false narrative’

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing intense scrutiny after a video showing a man apparently losing consciousness while holding a child during an arrest in Massachusetts went viral. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called the clip “misleading,” saying that the man had faked a medical emergency to disrupt the operation…

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Bullying records! South Korean universities introduce new admission rule; rejects offending applicants

Bullying records! South Korean universities introduce new admission rule; rejects offending applicants

South Korea’s leading universities have begun rejecting applicants with histories of school bullying, marking the first time the country’s top institutions have enforced such a policy.Despite strong academic records, two students were denied admission to Seoul National University (SNU) last year, not for their grades, but for past involvement in school bullying.They were among 45…

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Grammys 2026 Nominations: Plaqueboymax, Justin Bieber and other popular streamers who are nominated

Grammys 2026 Nominations: Plaqueboymax, Justin Bieber and other popular streamers who are nominated

Grammys 2026 nominations: Plaqueboymax, Justin Bieber and other popular streamers who are nominated (Image via Getty) The 68th Annual Grammy Awards nominations have brought new energy to the music world. Among the names this year are famous streamer Plaqueboymax and pop superstar Justin Bieber, both showing how streaming and music are now closely linked. The…

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Twitch star EmilyCC surpasses four years of being live without a break

Twitch star EmilyCC surpasses four years of being live without a break

Twitch streamer EmilyCC has achieved a milestone that few in the platform’s history have ever approached, completing over four years of continuous live streaming. Since November 2021, Emily has kept her broadcast running 24/7, effectively turning her everyday life into content. What began as a subathon-style experiment has evolved into a long-running, real-time chronicle of…

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‘Enemy is massively attacking’: Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; 1 dead, multiple power outages reported

‘Enemy is massively attacking’: Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; 1 dead, multiple power outages reported

Russia launched a large-scale assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, resulting in one fatality and causing power outages across multiple regions, according to Kyiv officials on Saturday.“The enemy is massively attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again. Because of this, emergency power outages have been introduced in a number of regions of Ukraine,” Energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk said,…

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Did Israeli lawyers warn of Gaza war crimes? What US intel found and why Biden admin was worried

Did Israeli lawyers warn of Gaza war crimes? What US intel found and why Biden admin was worried

Benjamin Netanyahu (AP), Joe Biden (PTI) American intelligence agencies learned last year that Israeli military lawyers had raised internal warnings about potential evidence supporting war crimes charges linked to Israel’s Gaza operations, which relied heavily on US-supplied weapons.According to a Reuters report citing former officials, this intelligence was among the most alarming assessments shared with…

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‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next?

‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next?

NEW DELHI: The third round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on Saturday without any agreement on tackling cross-border terrorism, with both sides trading blame for the collapse of negotiations. Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of adopting an “irresponsible and uncooperative” stance during the two-day talks held in Istanbul under the mediation of…

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Saudi launches Self-Deportation platform and AI smart track for faster airport immigration processing

Saudi launches Self-Deportation platform and AI smart track for faster airport immigration processing

Saudi digitises deportation and travel checks with AI systems / AI-generated image Acting Director General of Passports (Jawazat), Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Murabba, announced at the Digital Government Forum 2025 in Riyadh that the directorate will shortly roll out a Self-Deportation Platform to let people who are in the Kingdom illegally complete departure procedures online. He…

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US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting assassination of Israeli ambassador in Mexico; Tehran denies ‘big lie’ claims

US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting assassination of Israeli ambassador in Mexico; Tehran denies ‘big lie’ claims

With the help of the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies, Mexican authorities thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico. On Friday, the US and Israeli officials accused Iran of plotting to kill Einat Kranz-Neiger, with Mexican authorities denying any knowledge of such a plot.The purported assassination attempt came…

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What did QTCinderella reveal about HasanAbi? Ludwig criticizes streamer’s behavior after old clip resurfaces

What did QTCinderella reveal about HasanAbi? Ludwig criticizes streamer’s behavior after old clip resurfaces

What did QTCinderella reveal about HasanAbi? Ludwig criticizes streamer’s behavior after old clip resurfaces (Image Via Getty) On November 6, 2025, a one-minute video featuring Blaire “QTCinderella” Paul, Ludwig Ahgren, and Maya Higa went viral on social media. The short clip was taken from an old episode of their podcast Wine About It titled Christmas…

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‘Dozy don is back’: Photos of President Trump closing eyes in Oval Office spark buzz; internet mocks

‘Dozy don is back’: Photos of President Trump closing eyes in Oval Office spark buzz; internet mocks

President Donald Trump once again was labelled as “dozy don” as he appeared to doze off during an Oval Office meeting on tackling obesity.The Oval Office became chaotic when a drug executive collapsed while the Trump administration was announcing lower prices for weight loss drugs for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. In the same event, Trump…

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‘Immigrant could become public charge’: Getting US visa could soon be harder for many – Who’s affected?

‘Immigrant could become public charge’: Getting US visa could soon be harder for many – Who’s affected?

AI Image used for representative purposes A new directive from the Trump administration could make it harder for foreigners with certain health conditions to obtain visas to live in the United States. The State Department has instructed consular officers worldwide to weigh applicants’ medical histories and their ability to afford treatment when deciding visa eligibility…

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Al-Qaeda, ISIS-linked unrest in Mali: Five Indian workers kidnapped near Kobri; no group claims responsibility

Al-Qaeda, ISIS-linked unrest in Mali: Five Indian workers kidnapped near Kobri; no group claims responsibility

Representative AI image generated by Denny Five Indian nationals working on electrification projects in Mali were kidnapped by gunmen near Kobri in the country’s west, a company official and a security source confirmed on Friday.According to the security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the abduction took place on Thursday as armed men intercepted…

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