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UK proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens
Latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after under-16 social media ban announced last month.…
Trump’s intelligence chief nominee won’t say Biden won 2020 election
US President Trump’s nominee for top intel official, Jay Clayton, evaded directly stating that Biden won 2020 election…
South Korea’s international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming
South Korea's government has acknowledged wrongs, but advocates say accountability is still lacking.…
Liberals say ‘all options’ should be considered despite Angus Taylor hosing down gender quota proposal
Anne Ruston called for the party to act with ‘urgency’ after discussion paper suggested ways to improve engagement with women, multicultural communiti…
Burnham must avoid ‘summer of speculation’ on tax, warns CBI chief
Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projectsAndy Burnham must avoid another “summer of speculati…
‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business
Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old SpitalfieldsTraders at Brixton …
Brazil condemns US move to impose 25% tariffs next week
Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’ Brazil…
R Kelly formally appeals to Donald Trump to commute his 31-year prison sentence
The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for m…
Fears for New Zealand’s native species as first bird flu case emerges
Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington be…
Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change?
The same horrific scenes have played out before, spurring calls for action. So why has this happened again?…
'I must get out into the free world', dissident who fled China on boat tells BBC
Dong Guangping, who has resettled in Canada, recounts his perilous escape from China to South Korea.…
Families of 43 victims await verdict in Genoa bridge disaster
A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.…
New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.…
‘Epic squared’: Scaloni lauds Argentina’s back-to-back World Cup comebacks
'There was blood in the water, and we went for it,' Argentina coach said of the relentless late attacks against England.…
New York Times files motion to quash justice department’s subpoenas
Journalists who had reported on security concerns around the new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, received summonsThe New York Times on Wednesday fil…
Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US
There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.…
The 'heartbreaking' OCD that can make you doubt your relationship
Relationship OCD is gaining awareness, but limited data means little in known about how common the condition is.…
Moira Deeming drops legal case against Victorian Liberal party, makes last-ditch bid to avoid disendorsement
State MP abandons supreme court challenge, saying her party ‘can now decide whether to pursue mediation or reconvene to disendorse me’Follow our Austr…
Defeat will 'haunt' England as history repeats itself
England defender Dan Burn says the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina will haunt him.…
'Passive' and 'crumbled' - did Tuchel's defensive tactics cost England?
England went 1-0 up against Argentina before slumping to a heart-breaking semi-final defeat. But did boss Thomas Tuchel's "negative" tactics cost the …
The Papers: 'World Cup dream over' and 'Mahmood for chancellor'
England's World Cup "dream" ends and Andy Burnham is "poised" to make Shabana Mahmood his chancellor - Thursday's papers.…
Drained reflecting pool reveals Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray
Trump’s effort to revamp the landmark stretched well past the goal of having it ready by the Fourth of JulyThe newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecti…
'We had the spirit': England fans on semi-final loss to Argentina
Argentina scored two late goals to secure their spot in the final against Spain.…
Argentina players brandish political Falklands flag after England match
The banner, held up by Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso, goes against FIFA’s Stadium Code of Conduct.…
'That's why he's the king' - Messi sets up third World Cup final
BBC Sport looks at Lionel Messi's masterclass on the right wing to knock England out of the World Cup.…
China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries
Global views appear to have flipped in Beijing’s favour, driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, a new Pew survey s…
‘Really big news’: What to know about Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday
The address comes as the White House revives scrutiny of the 2020 election and pushes new voting restrictions.…
‘We screwed up the comms’: JD Vance admits errors over Epstein files release
Vice-president tells Joe Rogan administration botched handling and should have released all documents from startJD Vance, the US vice-president, agree…
US Justice Department refuses New Mexico’s request for Epstein files
New Mexico says the withheld records are critical to its criminal investigation into alleged abuse at Epstein’s ranch.…
CDC nominee Erica Schwartz pressed on whether she will resist RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda
During confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s pick tells Senate health committee she will ‘never betray the science’Erica Schwartz, the Trump adminis…