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EU warns Meta over failure to keep under-13s off Facebook and Instagram
BRUSSELS, April 29 — The EU said on Wednesday Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content – and putting […]
S. Korea ex-president Yoon gets seven years in prison over martial law scandal
SEOUL, April 29 — A ‌South Korean ​appeals court on Wednesday gave ‌a seven-year jail ​term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol ​on charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute […]
‘You’d be speaking French’: King Charles roasts Trump at state dinner
WASHINGTON, April 29 — King Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a White House state dinner yesterday when he joked that without […]
Indonesia charges soldiers over acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus
JAKARTA, April 29 — Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officerson Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the ‌expanding public role […]
What is ‘86 47’? Sea shell message has ex-FBI director Comey accused of ‘threatening’ Trump
WASHINGTON, April 29 — Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted for threatening the life of Donald Trump, officials said Tuesday, five months after a previous case against the […]
US working on plan to bypass US ban on Anthropic AI
WASHINGTON, April 29 — ‌The White House is developing guidance that could ​allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic’s supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, ‌Axios […]
‘Shattering another norm,’ Trump to put his photo and gold signature in special US passports
WASHINGTON, April 29 — Donald Trump’s picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government […]
A king is saying this: Charles tells US congress executive power needs ‘checks and balances’
WASHINGTON, April 29 — Britain’s King Charles III urged the United States on Tuesday to stand firm with its Western allies, as strains over Iran and Ukraine risk undermining transatlantic […]
Trump under pressure on Iran as US midterms loom, oil hits US$110 and Germans pile on
WASHINGTON, April 29 — Efforts to end the Middle East war appeared at a standstill on Tuesday, with the United States considering Tehran’s latest offer to unblock the Strait of […]
White House hails ‘Two Kings’ as Trump hosts UK’s Charles III
WASHINGTON, April 29 — Donald Trump has never made a secret of his love for royalty. But the US president revealed Tuesday it runs in the family – his mother […]