Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect
Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and...
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s northeast
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later...
Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal ‘could be a problem’
US President Donald Trump has flagged potential concerns over Netflix's planned $72bn (£54bn) deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery's movie studio and popular HBO...
Nightclub fire in India’s Goa kills 25 people including staff and tourists
A fire at a popular nightclub in India's coastal region of Goa has killed 25 people, local officials say.Police believe a gas cylinder exploded...
At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa.Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the...
Cloudflare outage brings down major websites for hours
The Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare experienced an issue early Friday that brought down some of the world's most popular websites for a few hours...