Meta activates Facebook ‘teen accounts’ worldwide
Paris, France -- Meta said Thursday it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger...
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WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban
Tech companies including WhatsApp and Reddit as well as streaming giant Twitch and gaming firm Roblox could be among more...
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Gaza connectivity ‘being restored’: Internet monitor Netblocks
Internet and phone access had been cut off across Gaza since Friday, as Israel bombarded the territory. Relentless Israeli strikes on...
- "Real-time network data show that internet connectivity is being restored in the #Gaza Strip," the company wrote on X, formerly Twitte
- The Palestinian Red Crescent said the communications blackout had blocked emergency calls and disrupted critical ambulance services
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Israel hostage families demand answers from Netanyahu government
Families are increasingly angry over the "absolute uncertainty" they face over the fate of the hostages, particularly in the heavy...
- Netanyahu broke off from war planning for a hastily arranged meeting with hostage families after they had threatened to start street protests to highlight their desperation
- Israeli PM told the families "we will exhaust every possibility to bring them home," according to a video released by his office, according to a video released by his office
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Guterres warns Gaza growing more desperate ‘by the hour’
The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said wheat, flour and other supplies had been pillaged at several warehouses....
- I regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations," Guterres said.
- Turkey's centenary celebrations were Sunday eclipsed by President Erdogan's increasingly fierce attacks against Israel over its massive bombardment of Gaza.
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Lebanon court orders ex-car boss Ghosn out of Beirut home
Ghosn and his wife must "vacate the property... within a month", according to a copy of the decision seen by...
- Ghosn, who took up residency in the Beirut property after fleeing prosecution Japan in 2019, appealed the ruling on Friday, the Judicial official said
- Phoinos initiated the legal action in 2019 and has accused Ghosn of "trespassing on private property and living in the home without legal basis", the official added
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Relations sour between Turkey and Israel after Erdogan’s speech
Israel and Turkey -- an overwhelmingly Muslim nation that forms the bulwark of NATO defenses on the edge of the...
- Erdogan accused the Israel government of behaving like a "war criminal" and trying to "eradicate" Palestinians
- Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen recalled all diplomatic staff from Turkey moments after Erdogan finished his remarks
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Arab states voice opposition to Israel’s invasion into Gaza
Leading Arab opposition to Israel's planned invasion of the Gaza Strip, Saudi Arabia has denounced "any ground operations" due to...
- The UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait have cautioned against the Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip
- The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says Israeli strikes have killed 7,703 people including more than 3,500 children
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ICRC chief urges end to ‘catastrophic’ Gaza suffering
Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the ICRC spoke of her shock at the " intolerable level of human suffering" and...
- She spoke after the UN chief sharply criticised the "unprecedented escalation" of bombardments on Gaza
- Israel warned Gaza residents in the north that the area was now a "battlefield", ordering them to leave
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Hamas asks Israel to free Palestinian prisoners in lieu of releasing hostages
Gaza City -- Hamas's armed wing said on Saturday it was ready to release the hostages it abducted during its...
- "The price to pay for the large number of enemy hostages in our hands is to empty the (Israeli) prisons of all Palestinian prisoners," said a Hamas member
- "If the enemy wants to close this file of detainees in one go, we are ready for it. If it wants to do it step-by-step, we are ready for that too," he added
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Musk says Starlink internet to support Gaza’s ‘recognized’ aid groups
Paris, France - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that his Starlink satellite service would support internet access for "internationally recognized...
- "Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza, "Elon Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter, which he also owns.
- Starlink is a network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet to remote locations, or areas that have had communications infrastructure disabled.
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Israeli settler kills a Palestinian in West Bank
Nablus, Palestinian Territories - One Palestinian was killed on Saturday by an Israeli settler near the northern city of Nablus in...
- Bilal Abu Salah, 40, was "shot in the chest by a settler" in the village of Sawiya near Nablus, a Palestinian health ministry statement said.
- An official told AFP that Abu Salah was killed while he was harvesting olives with other members of his family.
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Trump eyes Erdogan’s help to end Ukraine war
NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its Black Sea neighbors since the Russian invasion...
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Iran says Israel’s Netanyahu dragging US into ‘disaster’ in region
Tehran, Iran - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to drag...
Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defence drills
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defence drills in an escalating stand-off over...
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Iran unveils new ballistic missile with 1,200 km range
Iran on Sunday unveiled a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometres (745 miles), state television reported,...
- Western nations have raised concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities, accusing it of destabilising the Middle East
- Iran supports the "axis of resistance" network of militant groups opposed to Israel, including Yemen's Huthi rebels
Arts & Culture
Trump says ordering ‘100% tariff’ on all movies produced abroad
Washington, United States - President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the...
- The announcement comes as the White House is coming under mounting criticism over its aggressive trade policies that have seen Trump impose sweeping tariffs on other countries
- Trump's post comes after China, which has taken the brunt of the US president's combative trade policies with 145% tariffs on many goods, said it would reduce import of US films
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‘Bombshell’ OPEC+ output hike hits oil price
Oil prices slumped on Monday after eight OPEC+ members announced a sharp increase in production, while Asian stocks treaded water...
- The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply
- The price of crude has already been sliding because of fears of a global economic slowdown on the back of US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught