Australia rejects Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to internet
(): An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intended to control all Australians’ access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Musk’s criticism was “unsurprising” after the government introduced to Parliament on...
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Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback, recalls ‘non-handshake’
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Decks cleared for Scholz to seek second term as chancellor
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Hungary PM vows to disregard int’l arrest warrant for Netanyahu
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Trump nominates Bondi as his next Attorney Gen after Gaetz’s withdrawal
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Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case
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UN reports heavy clashes in Lebanon
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Many in Gaza eating once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
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Sri Lanka Prez backs IMF package despite pre-poll rhetoric
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Thursday backed an International Monetary Fund bailout package despite pre-presidential election rhetoric to renegotiate with the global lender to water down tough conditions laid down for the recovery. In his inaugural address to the newly convened parliament after his party’s landslide victory last week, President...
N Korea, Russia agree to expand eco cooperation
North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency didn’t elaborate on the details...
Gen Munir urges people to prioritise nation over ‘personal interests’
(): Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir has said that “nothing, including politics,” was above the country and urged people to prioritise the nation over “personal interests”. “People must prioritise Pakistan over everything else, including politics and personal interests,” he said while visiting an ongoing defence exhibition in Karachi on...
Pak court grants 5-day physical remand of Imran Khan
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday granted a five-day physical remand of former prime minister Imran Khan, who was arrested formally by police hours after his bail in a corruption case was accepted. Khan, 72, was arrested by Rawalpindi police in the New Town police station case on Wednesday night...
50 killed, 20 injured in Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ambush
At least 50 people were killed and 20 others injured when several vehicles carrying passengers were targeted by militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. The militants ambushed the vehicles in the Kurram district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The vehicles were travelling in a convoy from Parachinar to...
Australia’s parl considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges. Michelle Rowland said TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram were among the platforms that would face fines of up to 50...
‘Failure is not an option’
(): UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Thursday issued a strong call for global unity and ambition to secure a groundbreaking finance goal to support climate action in the developing world, saying, “Failure is not an option.” As negotiators raced against time to resolve outstanding issues related to the critical objective...
